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The Lenin League was formed at the beginning of April 1928, its members (initially around 6,000) were mostly former members of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) who were excluded from the party after the "ultra-left" and the left wing were ousted by the leadership under Ernst Thälmann.[2]
Before the 1928 German federal election, the organization experienced its first major split when, with the exception of Hugo Urbahns (who led the Lenin League to its end), all of its prominent politicians left the organization (because of the surrender of Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev to the majority positions in the USSR and the participation in the elections being seen as premature).[3] The result of the 1928 election (0.26%; 80,230 votes) was therefore disappointing. The slow but steady process of disintegration soon became unstoppable, especially as the KPD violently attacked the Lenin League within the framework of the politics of the Third Period, where any non-Communist workers' organization was labeled as fascist. Individual members like Fritz Schimanski joined the KPD, and others like Guido Heym joined the SPD, so the Lenin League shrank to around 1,000 members. The Lenin League remained important only in a few localities, in Dortmund, Neu-Isenburg, Brunsbüttelkoog, and some cities of Brandenburg such as Bernau and Rathenow, where it was represented in the local parliaments. In the Rhineland and Berlin, some of Karl Korsch's supporters joined the organization after their own structures were formally dissolved. In 1930, however, the truly Trotskyist wing around Anton Grylewicz split after controversies over the question of the reformability of the KPD and the Comintern and the character of Soviet foreign policy, and formed under the name of "Left Opposition of the KPD". Recognizing early on the danger for the workers' movement of the growth of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), the Lenin League was involved in various attempts from 1930 onwards to build a united front of the SPD and KPD workers parties against fascism, which only succeeded in intensified cooperation with other small left-wing organizations such as the Communist Party of Germany (Opposition) (KPO) and Socialist Workers' Party of Germany (SAPD).
After several bans on its press in 1932 (the newspaper Volkswille, initially published daily in 1928, three times a week from 1928 to 1930, weekly from 1930 to 1932 and every two weeks until the final ban, and the theoretical organ, the Fahne des Kommunismus, every two weeks), the organization had to go underground after the Reichstag fire in 1933. Unlike other small left-wing organizations, however, the Lenin League failed to establish a functional foreign leadership (a group of exiles led by Hugo Urbahns existed in Stockholm) or centralized illegal structures. Regional Lenin League resistance groups were active in various regions such as Hamburg, Thuringia or the Ruhr area, often in cooperation with other leftist organizations. After the outbreak of World War II in 1939, their traces were lost.
Referencesedit
^Trotsky, Leon (29 March 1930). "An Open Letter to All Members of the Leninbund". The Militant. pp. 4, 8. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^Zur Vorgeschichte der „Ultralinken“ vgl. Ralf Hoffrogge: Für Lenin, gegen Stalin. Linksradikale in der Weimarer Republik: Werner Scholem und die „Ultralinken“ der KPD. In: Analyse & Kritik. Nr. 596, vom 19. August 2014, S. 32.
^Insbesondere Werner Scholem kritisierte die Wahlteilnahme, vgl. Ralf Hoffrogge: Werner Scholem. Eine politische Biographie (1895–1940). UVK-Verlags-Gesellschaft, Konstanz u. a. 2014, ISBN 978-3-86764-505-8; S. 335–339, (Zugleich: Potsdam, Universität, Dissertation, 2013).
Bibliographyedit
Marcel Bois: Im Kampf gegen Stalinismus und Faschismus. Die linke Opposition der KPD in der Weimarer Republik (1924–1933). In: Kora Baumbach, Marcel Bois, Kerstin Ebert, Viola Prüschenk (Hrsg.): Strömungen: Politische Bilder, Texte und Bewegungen (= Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung: Manuskripte. 69 = Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung: DoktorandInnenseminar. 9). Dietz, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-320-02128-3, S. 86–109, (PDF; 12,0 MB).
Marcel Bois: Kommunisten gegen Hitler und Stalin. Die linke Opposition der KPD in der Weimarer Republik. Eine Gesamtdarstellung. Klartext, Essen 2014, ISBN 978-3-8375-1282-3 (Zugleich: Berlin, Technische Universität, Dissertation, 2014).
Leo Trotzki: Die Verteidigung der Sowjetrepublik und die Opposition. Die Ultralinken und der Marxismus. Welchen Weg geht der Leninbund? Grylewicz, Berlin 1929, (historische Polemik von Trotzki gegen den Leninbund).
Rüdiger Zimmermann: Der Leninbund. Linke Kommunisten in der Weimarer Republik (= Beiträge zur Geschichte des Parlamentarismus und der politischen Parteien. Bd. 62). Droste, Düsseldorf 1978, ISBN 3-7700-5096-7 (Zugleich: Darmstadt, Technische Hochschule, Dissertation, 1976).
External linksedit
. Marxistischen Bibliothek. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.
Marcel Bois: Mit Kirchengeläut aus der Taufe gehoben. In: Neues Deutschland, vom 6. April 2013.
Pierre Broué: The German Left and the Russian Opposition (1926–28). In: Revolutionary History. Bd. 2, Nr. 3, Herbst 1989, ISSN 0953-2382, S. 20–28.
Ralf Hoffrogge: Für Lenin, gegen Stalin. Linksradikale in der Weimarer Republik: Werner Scholem und die „Ultralinken“ der KPD. In: Analyse & Kritik. Nr. 596, vom 19. August 2014, ISSN 0945-1153, S. 32.
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into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Leninbund see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated fr Leninbund to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Learn how and when to remove this message The Lenin League German Leninbund was a German revolutionary socialist organisation that was active during the later period of the Weimar Republic Founded in 1928 by former left communist members of the Communist Party of Germany KPD it experienced a number of splits over the years before going underground in the wake of the Reichstag fire and finally disappearing by the outbreak of World War II Lenin League LeninbundLeaderHugo UrbahnsFoundedApril 1928 1928 04 DissolvedDe jure February 1933 1933 02 De facto September 1939 1939 09 Split fromCommunist Party of GermanyPreceded byLeft CommunistsNewspaperVolkswilleMembership 1928 6 000IdeologyLeft communismLeninismFactions Trotskyism until 1930 Political positionFar leftInternational affiliationInternational Left Opposition 1928 1930 1 International Revolutionary Marxist Centre 1933 1935 Politics of GermanyPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory editThe Lenin League was formed at the beginning of April 1928 its members initially around 6 000 were mostly former members of the Communist Party of Germany KPD who were excluded from the party after the ultra left and the left wing were ousted by the leadership under Ernst Thalmann 2 Among them were several Left Communist members of the Reichstag and the Prussian Landtag and other prominent members of the party such as Ruth Fischer Arkadi Maslow Werner Scholem Paul Schlecht Hugo Urbahns and Guido Heym The founding members expressed their solidarity with the positions of the United Opposition around Leon Trotsky and Grigory Zinoviev in the Soviet Union and criticized various aspects of the policies of the Communist International and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union e g the Stalinist line of socialism in one country and the alliance with the Kuomintang in China as revisionist deviations Before the 1928 German federal election the organization experienced its first major split when with the exception of Hugo Urbahns who led the Lenin League to its end all of its prominent politicians left the organization because of the surrender of Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev to the majority positions in the USSR and the participation in the elections being seen as premature 3 The result of the 1928 election 0 26 80 230 votes was therefore disappointing The slow but steady process of disintegration soon became unstoppable especially as the KPD violently attacked the Lenin League within the framework of the politics of the Third Period where any non Communist workers organization was labeled as fascist Individual members like Fritz Schimanski joined the KPD and others like Guido Heym joined the SPD so the Lenin League shrank to around 1 000 members The Lenin League remained important only in a few localities in Dortmund Neu Isenburg Brunsbuttelkoog and some cities of Brandenburg such as Bernau and Rathenow where it was represented in the local parliaments In the Rhineland and Berlin some of Karl Korsch s supporters joined the organization after their own structures were formally dissolved In 1930 however the truly Trotskyist wing around Anton Grylewicz split after controversies over the question of the reformability of the KPD and the Comintern and the character of Soviet foreign policy and formed under the name of Left Opposition of the KPD Recognizing early on the danger for the workers movement of the growth of the National Socialist German Workers Party NSDAP the Lenin League was involved in various attempts from 1930 onwards to build a united front of the SPD and KPD workers parties against fascism which only succeeded in intensified cooperation with other small left wing organizations such as the Communist Party of Germany Opposition KPO and Socialist Workers Party of Germany SAPD After several bans on its press in 1932 the newspaper Volkswille initially published daily in 1928 three times a week from 1928 to 1930 weekly from 1930 to 1932 and every two weeks until the final ban and the theoretical organ the Fahne des Kommunismus every two weeks the organization had to go underground after the Reichstag fire in 1933 Unlike other small left wing organizations however the Lenin League failed to establish a functional foreign leadership a group of exiles led by Hugo Urbahns existed in Stockholm or centralized illegal structures Regional Lenin League resistance groups were active in various regions such as Hamburg Thuringia or the Ruhr area often in cooperation with other leftist organizations After the outbreak of World War II in 1939 their traces were lost References edit Trotsky Leon 29 March 1930 An Open Letter to All Members of the Leninbund The Militant pp 4 8 Retrieved 9 July 2020 Zur Vorgeschichte der Ultralinken vgl Ralf Hoffrogge Fur Lenin gegen Stalin Linksradikale in der Weimarer Republik Werner Scholem und die Ultralinken der KPD In Analyse amp Kritik Nr 596 vom 19 August 2014 S 32 Insbesondere Werner Scholem kritisierte die Wahlteilnahme vgl Ralf Hoffrogge Werner Scholem Eine politische Biographie 1895 1940 UVK Verlags Gesellschaft Konstanz u a 2014 ISBN 978 3 86764 505 8 S 335 339 Zugleich Potsdam Universitat Dissertation 2013 Bibliography editMarcel Bois Im Kampf gegen Stalinismus und Faschismus Die linke Opposition der KPD in der Weimarer Republik 1924 1933 In Kora Baumbach Marcel Bois Kerstin Ebert Viola Pruschenk Hrsg Stromungen Politische Bilder Texte und Bewegungen Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Manuskripte 69 Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung DoktorandInnenseminar 9 Dietz Berlin 2007 ISBN 978 3 320 02128 3 S 86 109 PDF 12 0 MB Marcel Bois Kommunisten gegen Hitler und Stalin Die linke Opposition der KPD in der Weimarer Republik Eine Gesamtdarstellung Klartext Essen 2014 ISBN 978 3 8375 1282 3 Zugleich Berlin Technische Universitat Dissertation 2014 Leo Trotzki Die Verteidigung der Sowjetrepublik und die Opposition Die Ultralinken und der Marxismus Welchen Weg geht der Leninbund Grylewicz Berlin 1929 historische Polemik von Trotzki gegen den Leninbund Rudiger Zimmermann Der Leninbund Linke Kommunisten in der Weimarer Republik Beitrage zur Geschichte des Parlamentarismus und der politischen Parteien Bd 62 Droste Dusseldorf 1978 ISBN 3 7700 5096 7 Zugleich Darmstadt Technische Hochschule Dissertation 1976 External links edit Texte des Leninbundes Marxistischen Bibliothek Archived from the original on 29 April 2007 Marcel Bois Mit Kirchengelaut aus der Taufe gehoben In Neues Deutschland vom 6 April 2013 Pierre Broue The German Left and the Russian Opposition 1926 28 In Revolutionary History Bd 2 Nr 3 Herbst 1989 ISSN 0953 2382 S 20 28 Ralf Hoffrogge Fur Lenin gegen Stalin Linksradikale in der Weimarer Republik Werner Scholem und die Ultralinken der KPD In Analyse amp Kritik Nr 596 vom 19 August 2014 ISSN 0945 1153 S 32 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lenin League amp oldid 1224336426, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
