Polish Socialist Party - Left
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Polish Socialist Party – Left also known as Young Faction (Polish: Polska Partia Socjalistyczna – Lewica, – Młodzi, or PPS–L) was one of two factions into which Polish Socialist Party
divided itself in 1906. Its primary goal was transform Poland
into a socialist country, established through proletarian revolution
, and likely a member of some international communist country.
Its opposition was the Polish Socialist Party - Revolution Faction
(also known as Old Faction – Starzy) which wanted to restore independent Poland, which was envisioned as a representative democracy.
PPS–L for a time gathered most of the former PPS members, but with the failure of the Russian Revolution of 1905
and corresponding revolution in the Kingdom of Poland (1905-1907)
, it has lost popularity. In 1909 PPS–FR renamed itself back to Polska Partia Socjalistyczna (Polish Socialist Party); the increasingly marginal PPS–L – opposing the First World War and supporting the Russian revolution of 1917
– eventually merged with Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania
in 1918 to form the Communist Party of Poland
.
Activists of PPS–L: Maria Koszutska, Stefan Królikowski, Paweł Lewinson, Henryk Walecki
.
PPS–L was recreated in 1926 by PPS activists who opposed PPS involvement with Józef Piłsudski (particularly in the aftermath of his May Coup. It was delegalized in 1931.
Polish Socialist Party
The Polish Socialist Party was one of the most important Polish left-wing political parties from its inception in 1892 until 1948...
divided itself in 1906. Its primary goal was transform Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
into a socialist country, established through proletarian revolution
Proletarian revolution
A proletarian revolution is a social and/or political revolution in which the working class attempts to overthrow the bourgeoisie. Proletarian revolutions are generally advocated by socialists, communists, and most anarchists....
, and likely a member of some international communist country.
Its opposition was the Polish Socialist Party - Revolution Faction
Polish Socialist Party - Revolution Faction
The Polish Socialist Party – Revolutionary Faction, also known as the Old Faction was one of two factions into which the Polish Socialist Party split in 1906...
(also known as Old Faction – Starzy) which wanted to restore independent Poland, which was envisioned as a representative democracy.
PPS–L for a time gathered most of the former PPS members, but with the failure of the Russian Revolution of 1905
Russian Revolution of 1905
The 1905 Russian Revolution was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. Some of it was directed against the government, while some was undirected. It included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies...
and corresponding revolution in the Kingdom of Poland (1905-1907)
Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland (1905-1907)
The Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland was a major part of the Russian Revolution of 1905 in Russian-partitioned Poland . One of the major events of that period was the insurrection in Łódź in June 1905...
, it has lost popularity. In 1909 PPS–FR renamed itself back to Polska Partia Socjalistyczna (Polish Socialist Party); the increasingly marginal PPS–L – opposing the First World War and supporting the Russian revolution of 1917
Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Tsar was deposed and replaced by a provisional government in the first revolution of February 1917...
– eventually merged with Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania
Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania
The Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania was a Marxist political party founded in 1893. Its original name was the "Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland" and it eventually became part of the Communist Workers Party of Poland...
in 1918 to form the Communist Party of Poland
Communist Party of Poland
The Communist Party of Poland is a historical communist party in Poland. It was a result of the fusion of Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania and the Polish Socialist Party-Left in the Communist Workers Party of Poland .-1918-1921:The KPRP was founded on 16 December 1918 as...
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Activists of PPS–L: Maria Koszutska, Stefan Królikowski, Paweł Lewinson, Henryk Walecki
Henryk Walecki
Maksymilian Horwitz was a leader and theoretician of the Polish communist movement.He was a member of the Polish Socialist Party - Left from 1906 and the Communist Party of Poland from 1918 and sat on its Central Committee and politburo...
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PPS–L was recreated in 1926 by PPS activists who opposed PPS involvement with Józef Piłsudski (particularly in the aftermath of his May Coup. It was delegalized in 1931.