description: This accessible text provides a comprehensive narrative and interpretative account of the entire history of the Communist International, 1919-1943. By incorporating the most recent Western and Soviet research the authors explain the legendary complexities of Comintern history and chart its degeneration from a revolutionary internationalist organisation into an obedient instrument of Soviet foreign policy. Key themes continuities and discontinuities between the Leninist and Stalinist phases, Bolshevisation versus national traditions, and the role of leading individuals in the Comintern apparatus. A selection of documents will elucidate these central themes.
language: English
title: The Comintern: A History of the International Communism from Lenin to Stalin
titlecomplete: The Comintern: A History of the International Communism from Lenin to Stalin
genres: History
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan