Ruth Fischer was an Austrian and German Communist, and a co-founder of the Austrian Communist Party (KPÖ) in 1918. Along with her partner Arkadi Maslow, she led the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) through both the May 1924 and December 1924 federal elections. After being removed from the KPD, she became involved with various anti-Stalinist left-wing groups, and would remain a staunch anti-Stalinist activist for the rest of her life.
Fischer as she appeared in June 1924.
Communist Party of Austria
The Communist Party of Austria is a communist party in Austria. Established in 1918 as the Communist Party of German-Austria (KPDÖ), it is one of the world's oldest communist parties. The KPÖ was banned between 1933 and 1945 under both the Austrofascist regime and the Nazi German administration of Austria after the 1938 Anschluss.
1945 Austrian Communist Party (KPÖ) membership booklet. Issued in Vienna and used up to 1947.
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".
Transparency of an "EKH-bleibt-Aktion" (Ernst-Kirchweger-House-remains action)
KPÖ sticker advocating for "living spaces instead of investor dreams", seen in Salzburg in 2023.
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