Party of Narodnik Communists
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Party of Narodnik Communists was a political party
in Russia
. The party was formed by a section of Left Socialist-Revolutionaries
, who wished to cooperate with the Bolsheviks. Znamya Trudovoi Kommuny
was the central organ of the party.
The formation of the Party of Narodnik Communists, as well as the Party of Revolutionary Communism
(another Left SR dissident group), took place after the provocative assassination of the German Ambassador Mirbach by the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries and the revolt of the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries on July 6-7, 1918. The Party of Narodnik Communists condemned the anti-Soviet activides of the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries and formed a party of their own at a conference in September 1918. In November 1918 the Congress of the Party of Narodnik Communists decided to dissolve and merge with the Russian Communist Party (bolsheviks).
Political party
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in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The party was formed by a section of Left Socialist-Revolutionaries
Left Socialist-Revolutionaries
In 1917, Russia the Socialist-Revolutionary Party split between those who supported the Provisional Government, established after the February Revolution, and those who supported the Bolsheviks who favoured a communist insurrection....
, who wished to cooperate with the Bolsheviks. Znamya Trudovoi Kommuny
Znamya Trudovoi Kommuny
Znamya Trudovoi Kommuny was a Russian newspaper, published originally, from July 26 to August 18, 1918, under the title «Знамя борьбы» as the organ of a group of Left Socialist-Revolutionaries...
was the central organ of the party.
The formation of the Party of Narodnik Communists, as well as the Party of Revolutionary Communism
Party of Revolutionary Communism
Party of Revolutionary Communism was a political party in Russia. It was formed by a Narodnik group which broke away from the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries after the latter's mutiny in July 1918. In September 1918, they constituted themselves as a party at a congress in Moscow...
(another Left SR dissident group), took place after the provocative assassination of the German Ambassador Mirbach by the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries and the revolt of the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries on July 6-7, 1918. The Party of Narodnik Communists condemned the anti-Soviet activides of the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries and formed a party of their own at a conference in September 1918. In November 1918 the Congress of the Party of Narodnik Communists decided to dissolve and merge with the Russian Communist Party (bolsheviks).