This volume contains the proceedings and resolutions from three expanded meetings of the Executive Committee of the Communist International (Comintern) held in 1922–1923, while Lenin was still alive. At these 'mini-congresses', Communist leaders from around the world debated out major strategic questions and initiatives, from united front policy to the fight against fascism.
The material in this book – much of it appearing in English for the first time – is an essential source for understanding the world revolutionary movement in Lenin’s time, as well as the subsequent evolution of the Comintern. It is an important supplement to the widely acclaimed series of volumes edited by John Riddell containing the record of the Comintern’s first four world congresses.
Mike Taber has edited and prepared a number of books related to the history of revolutionary and working-class movements—from collections of documents of the Communist International under Lenin to works by James P. Cannon, Leon Trotsky, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Maurice Bishop, and Nelson Mandela.
Publication date: June 18, 2019
“The Communist Movement at a Crossroads is a vital edition to our understanding of the International Communist movement at its revolutionary height.”
—Chris James Newlove, Marx & Philosophy Review of Books
“To John Riddell and Mike Tabor we owe a tremendous debt. These volumes, and all in the series, are the result of meticulous research and investigation, a model of clarity. That it was clearly a labour of love, it cannot be denied.”
—Chris Bambery, Counterfire
“Riddell has devoted most of his life to bringing the documents of the early Communist International to wider audiences [...] Thus this is the latest volume in what has been a titanic political achievement in research and translation.”
—Kenny Coyle, Morning Star
Edited by Mike Taber
Edited by John Riddell
Edited by John Riddell
Edited by John Riddell
Edited by John Riddell
