Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (of Internationalists)

Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (of Internationalists)

Российской социал-демократической рабочей партии (интернационалистов)
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (of Internationalists) Российской социал-демократической рабочей партии (интернационалистов)
Founded	July 1917
Dissolved	October 1919
Newspaper	Novaya Zhizn
Ideology	Socialism
Colours	Red
Party flag
	Politics of Russia; Political parties; Elections;

The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (of Internationalists) (Russian: Российской социал-демократической рабочей партии (интернационалистов)), initially known as the United Social Democrats-Internationalists, was a political party in Russia.

The programme of the group was largely similar to that of the Menshevik-Internationalists, and politically it placed itself between the Menshevik-Internationalists and the Bolsheviks.^[1] They were critical of Bolshevik tactics but would remain supportive of the Soviet government.^[1] They were a relatively small organization of leftist intellectuals, largely identified with its newspaper Novaya Zhizn ('New Life').^[2]^[1] Whilst the group was quite small, Novaya Zhizn had a significant readership.^[1] It was published by the well-known author Maxim Gorky, although Gorky broke with the party in July 1917.^[2] Gorky had been the only prominent figure in the organization.^[1]

In December 1917 Solomon Lozovsky was expelled from the Bolshevik Party, after which he joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (of Internationalists) and became its main leader.^[3]^[4] In March 1918 he became the party chairman.^[5] He also edited the new party organ Proletarii ('Proletarian').^[5]

In May 1918 the party underwent a split, with a minority group (who favoured closer relations with the Bolsheviks) broke away and formed their own group.^[5] At the Second All Russian Trade Union Congress in January 1919, the party delegation supported the call for unions independent from the Communist Party.^[4]^[6]

In April 1919, the minority that had split in 1918 reunited with the party.^[5] The party adopted the name Russian Social Democratic Labour Party and took a more conciliatory approach towards the Bolsheviks.^[5] The 4th congress of the party decided to dissolve the party and called on its membership to join the Communist Party.^[4] In December 1919 Lozovsky was readmitted to the Communist Party.^[3]

Soviet historiography labelled the party as "the far left of the petty bourgeoisie", arguing that the party had a contradictory position in calling for a socialist government whilst rejecting the notion of an armed uprising.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e John Reed (28 August 2012). Ten Days that Shook the World. Courier Corporation. pp. xvii–xviii. ISBN 978-0-486-14976-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c Richard W. Harrison (9 April 2010). Architect of Soviet Victory in World War II: The Life and Theories of G.S. Isserson. McFarland. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-0-7864-5667-3.
^ ^a ^b Lenin, V. I. Concerning the Expulsion from the Party of S. A. Lozovsky
^ ^a ^b ^c Leonard Schapiro (1956). The Origin of the Communist Autocracy: Political Opposition in the Soviet State, First Phase, 1917-1922. Published for the London School of Economics and Political Science University of London. Harvard University Press. p. 202.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Reiner Tosstorff (8 September 2016). The Red International of Labour Unions (RILU) 1920 - 1937. BRILL. p. 831. ISBN 978-90-04-32557-9.
^ James Goodwin (2010). Confronting Dostoevsky's Demons: Anarchism and the Specter of Bakunin in Twentieth-century Russia. Peter Lang. pp. 230–231. ISBN 978-1-4331-0883-9.

[Reed2012-1] John Reed (28 August 2012). Ten Days that Shook the World. Courier Corporation. pp. xvii–xviii. ISBN 978-0-486-14976-9.

[Harrison2010-2] Richard W. Harrison (9 April 2010). Architect of Soviet Victory in World War II: The Life and Theories of G.S. Isserson. McFarland. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-0-7864-5667-3.

[lenin-3] Lenin, V. I. Concerning the Expulsion from the Party of S. A. Lozovsky

[Schapiro1956-4] Leonard Schapiro (1956). The Origin of the Communist Autocracy: Political Opposition in the Soviet State, First Phase, 1917-1922. Published for the London School of Economics and Political Science University of London. Harvard University Press. p. 202.

[Tosstorff2016-5] Reiner Tosstorff (8 September 2016). The Red International of Labour Unions (RILU) 1920 - 1937. BRILL. p. 831. ISBN 978-90-04-32557-9.

[Goodwin2010-6] James Goodwin (2010). Confronting Dostoevsky's Demons: Anarchism and the Specter of Bakunin in Twentieth-century Russia. Peter Lang. pp. 230–231. ISBN 978-1-4331-0883-9.

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