Communist Party of Austria
Videos
The Communist Party of Austria is a communist party in Austria. Established in 1918 as the Communist Party of German-Austria, it is one of the world's oldest communist parties. The KPÖ was banned betw
A post-war electoral poster saying that "the Communists have made the most sacrifices in the liberation [from Nazi Germany]" and demanding "a free and independent Austria".
![A post-war electoral poster saying that "the Communists have made the most sacrifices in the liberation [from Nazi Germany]" and demanding "a free and](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Kommunistische_Partei_%C3%96sterreichs_%28poster%29.jpg/500px-Kommunistische_Partei_%C3%96sterreichs_%28poster%29.jpg)
1945 Austrian Communist Party (KPÖ) membership booklet. Issued in Vienna and used up to 1947.
Transparency of an "EKH-bleibt-Aktion" (Ernst-Kirchweger-House-remains action). The banner depicts a bellicose Maggie Simpson in a balaclava
KPÖ sticker advocating for "living spaces instead of investor dreams", seen in Salzburg in 2023.
Johann Koplenig
Videos
Johann Koplenig was an Austrian politician. He was the chairman of the Communist Party of Austria from 1945 until 1965, and Honorary Chairman of the party from 1965 until his death. In 1945, Koplenig
Koplenig in 1931
Austrian delegates carrying Koplenig's portraits during the 2nd World Festival of Youth and Students in Budapest, August 1949