Communist International
Communist International | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Abbreviation | Comintern |
| General Secretary | Georgi Dimitrov |
| Founders |
Vladimir Lenin Joseph Stalin Karl Radek others... |
| Founded | 2 March 1919 |
| Dissolved | 15 May 1943 |
| Preceded by | Second International |
| Succeeded by | Cominform |
| Newspaper | Communist International |
| Youth wing | Young Communist International |
| Political orientation |
Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism Bolshevism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colours | red |
| Anthem | Kominternlied/Гимн Коминтерна |
The Communist International, also known as the Comintern or Third International, was an international organization comprised of various communist and workers' parties from across the world. The Comintern was founded in early 1919 after the split and dissolution of the opportunist Second International during the First World War, with its first congress being attended by delegates from 35 revolutionary socialist parties.[1] The Comintern was disbanded in May 1943 and succeeded by the Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers' Parties.
The Comintern and its associated parties operated on Leninist principles such as democratic centralism and rejected all forms of reformism, centrism, and opportunism.[2] The International sought to coordinate the efforts and cultivate internationalism between the communist organizations of various countries to work towards the overthrow of capitalism and establishment of world socialism.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Delegates to the Founding Congress of the Communist International". Available on the Marxists Internet Archive.
- ↑ Vladimir Lenin (1920). Terms of Admission into the Communist International. Available on the Marxists Internet Archive.
"13. Parties belonging to the Communist International must be organised on the principle of democratic centralism. In this period of acute civil war, the Communist parties can perform their duty only if they are organised in a most centralised manner, are marked by an iron discipline bordering on military discipline, and have strong and authoritative party centres invested with wide powers and enjoying the unanimous confidence of the membership.
- ↑ Platform of the Communist International (adopted at the First Congress in 1919). Available on the Marxists Internet Archive.