Fourth International
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The Fourth International is a global association of Trotskyist organizations founded in 1938 to continue revolutionary socialist and internationalist traditions in opposition to both capitalism and Stalinism.
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Target entity: Fourth International Context triple: [Leon Trotsky, movement, Fourth International]
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Comintern
The Comintern, or Communist International, was a Moscow-based organization founded in 1919 to coordinate and promote worldwide communist revolution and influence during the early 20th century.
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International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
The International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties is a global forum that brings together communist and workers' parties from various countries to coordinate positions, exchange experiences, and promote socialist and anti-imperialist policies.
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Petrograd Soviet
The Petrograd Soviet was a powerful council of workers' and soldiers' deputies in Petrograd that became a key revolutionary body in 1917, rivaling and undermining the authority of the Russian Provisional Government.
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International Workingmen's Association
The International Workingmen's Association was a 19th-century transnational organization that united various socialist, communist, anarchist, and labor groups in Europe and beyond to coordinate the working-class struggle.
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Cominform
Cominform was a Soviet-dominated international communist organization (1947–1956) that coordinated the policies and activities of various European communist parties during the early Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fourth International Target entity description: The Fourth International is a global association of Trotskyist organizations founded in 1938 to continue revolutionary socialist and internationalist traditions in opposition to both capitalism and Stalinism.
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A.
Comintern
The Comintern, or Communist International, was a Moscow-based organization founded in 1919 to coordinate and promote worldwide communist revolution and influence during the early 20th century.
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B.
International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
The International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties is a global forum that brings together communist and workers' parties from various countries to coordinate positions, exchange experiences, and promote socialist and anti-imperialist policies.
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C.
Petrograd Soviet
The Petrograd Soviet was a powerful council of workers' and soldiers' deputies in Petrograd that became a key revolutionary body in 1917, rivaling and undermining the authority of the Russian Provisional Government.
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D.
International Workingmen's Association
The International Workingmen's Association was a 19th-century transnational organization that united various socialist, communist, anarchist, and labor groups in Europe and beyond to coordinate the working-class struggle.
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E.
Cominform
Cominform was a Soviet-dominated international communist organization (1947–1956) that coordinated the policies and activities of various European communist parties during the early Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trotskyist international organization
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political international ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | World Party of Socialist Revolution ⓘ |
| basedOn |
theory of permanent revolution
ⓘ
transitional program ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
democratic workers' councils
ⓘ
proletarian internationalism ⓘ world socialist revolution ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ernest Mandel
ⓘ
James P. Cannon ⓘ Leon Trotsky ⓘ Pierre Frank ⓘ Rudolf Klement ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalPredecessor |
Comintern
ⓘ
surface form:
Communist International
Left Opposition ⓘ |
| hasMemberOrganization |
Revolutionary Communist League (France)
ⓘ
Revolutionary Socialist League (Britain) ⓘ Socialist Workers Party (United States) ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
International Committee of the Fourth International
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surface form:
International Executive Committee of the Fourth International
Fourth International self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
International Secretariat of the Fourth International
|
| hasSplitInto |
Committee for a Workers' International
ⓘ
International Committee of the Fourth International ⓘ International Committee of the Fourth International ⓘ
surface form:
International Workers League – Fourth International
United Secretariat of the Fourth International ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
ⓘ
Trotskyism ⓘ revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| inceptionEvent | Founding Congress of the Fourth International ⓘ |
| inceptionPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| motto | Workers of the world, unite ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Stalinist bureaucracy in the Soviet Union
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fascism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-Stalinist
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anti-capitalist ⓘ internationalist ⓘ |
| position | far-left ⓘ |
| programDocument | The Death Agony of Capitalism and the Tasks of the Fourth International ⓘ |
| purpose |
to continue the revolutionary socialist and internationalist traditions of Marxism
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to oppose Stalinism ⓘ to oppose capitalism ⓘ |
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