The Communist International, also known as the Third International, was a Marxist political international that advocated world communism and existed from 1919 to 1943. Emerging from the collapse of th
Delegates at the First (Founding) Congress, 1919
Delegates at the Second World Congress, 1920
Vladimir Lenin addressing the Third World Congress, 1921
Lenin, Nikolai Bukharin, and Grigory Zinoviev at the Second World Congress
The Communist Party USA, officially the Communist Party of the United States of America, is a communist party established in 1919, in the wake of the Russian Revolution, emerging from the left wing of
Communist International
…Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. United Kingdom Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) 1920–1943 Founded in 1920. It was never outlawed. United States Communist Party USA (CPUSA) 1919–1943 The Communist Party of America and the Communist Labor Party were founded in 1919 and driven underground in 1920. After several…
The founding convention of the Communist Party of America in Chicago, Illinois, September 1–7, 1919
Charter for a local unit of the CPA, dated October 24, 1919
The Washington Commonwealth Federation newspaper after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
New York City Councilmen Peter V. Cacchione and Benjamin J. Davis Jr., two of the only elected officials of the Communist Party, served during and after World War II.