Council communism
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Council communism or councilism is a current of left-communist thought that emerged in the 1920s. Inspired by the November Revolution, council communism was opposed to state socialism and advocated wo
Anton Pannekoek in 1908
KAPD and AAUD placard calling for an election boycott in 1920
Otto Rühle around 1930
Paul Mattick in 1973
Workers' council
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A workers' council, also called labour council, is a type of council in a workplace or a locality made up of workers or of temporary and instantly revocable delegates elected by the workers in a local
Council communism
…left-communist thought that emerged in the 1920s. Inspired by the November Revolution, council communism was opposed to state socialism and advocated workers' councils and council democracy. Councilism is also opposed to Leninism and Stalinism. It was strongest in Germany and the Netherlands during the 1920s. Council…
The Soviet of Workers' Deputies of St. Petersburg in 1905: Leon Trotsky in the center.