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The Comintern, or Communist International, was an international Communist organization founded by and controlled by the Soviet Union. It was first established in 1919, as a way for the Soviet Union to "export revolution abroad"; to aid revolutionary Communist parties in other countries and to use foreign Communist parties as a way to spy on other countries. | The Comintern, or Communist International, was an international Communist organization founded by and controlled by the Soviet Union. It was first established in 1919, as a way for the Soviet Union to "export revolution abroad"; to aid revolutionary Communist parties in other countries and to use foreign Communist parties as a way to spy on other countries. | ||
| − | The Comintern was disbanded | + | The Comintern was disbanded in 1943. |
Revision as of 11:53, April 7, 2007
The Comintern, or Communist International, was an international Communist organization founded by and controlled by the Soviet Union. It was first established in 1919, as a way for the Soviet Union to "export revolution abroad"; to aid revolutionary Communist parties in other countries and to use foreign Communist parties as a way to spy on other countries.
The Comintern was disbanded in 1943.