CHESHIRE, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The late translator of the first English version of the Communist Manifesto, Helen Macfarlane, was commemorated by members of the British Communist Party on Sunday.
During the commemorative event in Cheshire, northwest England, members of the British Communist Party laid flowers on Macfarlane's tombstone, hailing her historical contribution in spreading Marxism.
Born in Scotland in 1818, Macfarlane was a revolutionary journalist and columnist. In February 1848, the Communist Manifesto, written in German, was published in London. Two years later, Macfarlane's English translation of the Communist Manifesto was published.
Members of the British Communist Party hold flowers in front of Macfarlane's tombstone, hailing her historical contribution in spreading Marxism, in Cheshire, Britain, April 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
A member of the British Communist Party holds flower in front of Macfarlane's tombstone, hailing her historical contribution in spreading Marxism, in Cheshire, Britain, April 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
A member of the British Communist Party lays a flower in front of Macfarlane's tombstone, in Cheshire, Britain, April 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
A member of the British Communist Party holds flower in front of Macfarlane's tombstone, hailing her historical contribution in spreading Marxism, in Cheshire, Britain, April 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
Members of the British Communist Party hold flowers in front of Macfarlane's tombstone, hailing her historical contribution in spreading Marxism, in Cheshire, Britain, April 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
Zheng Xiyuan, Chinese Consul General in Manchester, pays tribute to the life and legacy of Macfarlane, in front of her tombstone in Cheshire, Britain, April 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
Flowers and wreaths are seen on Macfarlane's tombstone, hailing her historical contribution in spreading Marxism, in Cheshire, Britain, April 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)■
