The Communist Manifesto In his essay, “Big Leagues: Specters of Milton and Republican International Justice between Shakespeare and Marx,” Christopher N. Warren makes the case that English poet John Milton also had a substantial influence on Marx and Engel’s work. Historians of 19th-century reading habits have confirmed that Marx and Engels would have read these authors, and it is known that Marx loved Shakespeare, in particular. Milton, Warren argues, also shows a notable influence on "The Communist Manifesto": “Looking back on Milton’s era, Marx saw a historical dialectic founded on inspiration in which freedom of the press, republicanism, and revolution were closely joined.”
Prague Manifesto Soviet Constitution, however, the Prague Manifesto was anti-communist, calling for the abolition of collective farms, among other things. Many aspects of the Manifesto closely resemble the political program of the Russian emigré organisation, the National Alliance of Russian Solidarists (NTS), of whom several of Vlasov's key allies were members, such as General Feodor Trukhin. The Manifesto specified that an "honorable peace" with Germany "not disturbing the honor" of Russia would be achieved. It also stated that the help of Germany was welcome as it provided "the only realistic possibility" of removing Stalin from power. General Vlasov proclaimed the Prague Manifesto