Party of Revolutionary Communism
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Party of Revolutionary Communism (in Russian
: Партия революционного коммунизма) 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
. The party favoured co-operation with the Russian Communist Party (bolsheviks), and pledged support for Soviet power.
The party published Воля Труда (Volya Truda, Will of Labour), which was published as a daily newspaper from September 14 to December 4, 1918. From December 29, 1918, the daily newspaper was replaced by a periodical with the same title.
Lenin perceived their programme as remaining on the platform of Narodnik utopianism and muddled and eclectic. While recognising that Soviet rule created preconditions for the establishment of a socialist system, the party denied the necessity of the proletarian dictatorship during the transitional period from capitalism to socialism. Throughout its existence, certain of its groups broke away from the party. Some of them joined the R.C.P.(B.) (like A. Kolegayev, A. Bitsenko, M. Dobrokhotov and others), whereas others joined the Left Social-Revolutionaries. Two representatives of the Party of Revolutionary Communism were allowed to attend the Second Congress of the Comintern
, in a deliberative capacity, but with no votes. In September 1920, following the Congress decision that there must be a single Communist Party in each country, the Party of Revolutionary Communism decided to join the R.C.P.(B.). In October of the same year, the R.C.P.(B.) Central Committee permitted Party organisations to enroll members of the former Party of Revolutionary Communism in the R.C.P.(B.).
Russian language
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: Партия революционного коммунизма) was a political party
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...
. It was formed by a Narodnik group which broke away from the 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....
after the latter's mutiny in July 1918. In September 1918, they constituted themselves as a party at a congress in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. The party favoured co-operation with the Russian Communist Party (bolsheviks), and pledged support for Soviet power.
The party published Воля Труда (Volya Truda, Will of Labour), which was published as a daily newspaper from September 14 to December 4, 1918. From December 29, 1918, the daily newspaper was replaced by a periodical with the same title.
Lenin perceived their programme as remaining on the platform of Narodnik utopianism and muddled and eclectic. While recognising that Soviet rule created preconditions for the establishment of a socialist system, the party denied the necessity of the proletarian dictatorship during the transitional period from capitalism to socialism. Throughout its existence, certain of its groups broke away from the party. Some of them joined the R.C.P.(B.) (like A. Kolegayev, A. Bitsenko, M. Dobrokhotov and others), whereas others joined the Left Social-Revolutionaries. Two representatives of the Party of Revolutionary Communism were allowed to attend the Second Congress of the Comintern
Comintern
The Communist International, abbreviated as Comintern, also known as the Third International, was an international communist organization initiated in Moscow during March 1919...
, in a deliberative capacity, but with no votes. In September 1920, following the Congress decision that there must be a single Communist Party in each country, the Party of Revolutionary Communism decided to join the R.C.P.(B.). In October of the same year, the R.C.P.(B.) Central Committee permitted Party organisations to enroll members of the former Party of Revolutionary Communism in the R.C.P.(B.).
Sources
- V.I Lenin; Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder
- V.I. Lenin to J.A. Berzin