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| Titre : | Bolshevising Irish communism : the Communist International and the formation of the Revolutionary Workers' Groups, 1927-31 (2003) |
| Auteurs : | Emmet O'CONNOR, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Irish Historical Studies (vol. 33 n 132 2003) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 452-469 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Résumé : | During the 1920s the Communist International, or Comintern, attached exceptional importance to Ireland for the potential of its anti-imperialist forces to foment revolution at home, enlist the Irish diaspora, and encourage unrest in Britain and the Empire. In this way the Comintern might stregthen its relatively feeble bridgehead in the anglophone world and embarrass Britain, the keystone of Russia's enemies. However, the the Comintern encountered repeated frustration in attempting to direct its Irish sections until 1929 when it approved an initiative to create a Bolshevised party. At nation level, Bolshevisation meant the application of the Leninist principles of unity, discipline and democratic centralism |
| Pays de publication : | Irlande |
| Mention de responsabilité : | Emmet O'Connor |
| Fonds : | Médiathèque |
