Correspondence with Palme Dutt during the Third Period, 1928-1932
Correspondence with Palme Dutt during the Third Period, 1928-1932
Collection: Agitation and the Internal Politics of British Communism, 1907-1977 Volumes Correspondence with Palme Dutt during the Third Period, 1928-1932
Palme Dutt was a high ranking CPGB official and the de facto theorist of the party. He and Pollitt worked closely together over a number of years, and together they largely oversaw the CPGB’s most successful period. Correspondence between Pollitt and Dutt illuminates the early work and internal disputes of the CPGB, as well as detailed discussions of the Third Period with related reports. The Third Period was an era in which Stalin and, by extension, Comintern, advocated the policy of non-cooperation between communists and social democrats in pursuit of full class revolution.
Filter Documents
Correspondence regarding journalism, articles and books, 1930-1949
Correspondence with Pollitt, newspaper cuttings regarding the death of William Rust, a collection of Rust’s own articles, an extract from Montagu’s ‘A Traitor Class’, letters from Dutt to the Central...
Date:1930-1949Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-15-05
Correspondence with Palme Dutt regarding the Charter Campaign and Third Period, 1931
Contains discussions of the Charter Campaign and disputes over the ‘correct’ party line between Dutt and Pollitt in relation to the ‘united front’.
Date:1931-1931Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-15-04
Correspondence from Palme Dutt regarding the Third Period and ‘Class Against Class’ (iii), 1930
Further correspondence between Palme Dutt and Harry Pollitt discussing the controversial 'Third Period'.
Date:1930-1930Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-15-03
Correspondence from Palme Dutt regarding the Third Period and ‘Class Against Class’ (ii), 1929-1930
Contains discussions of the Labour Party and its relation with the CPGB, a report on the CPSU Congress discussing the emerging ‘Class Against Class’ thesis, a report on the Labour...
Date:1929-1930Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-15-02
Correspondence from Palme Dutt regarding the Third Period and ‘Class Against Class’ (i), 1928
Contains a statement on 'The New Phase in Britain and the Communist Party', discussions of the commencement of the 'Third Period', as well as Pollitt's and Dutt's proposals to the...
Date:1928-1928Contributor:
Identifier:cp-ind-poll-15-01
