Communism in Crisis in Britain and Abroad, 1931-1979 - Key Data
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| Title | Communism in Crisis in Britain and Abroad, 1931-1979 |
| Description | John Gollan (1911-1977) was a political leader and communist activist in Britain during the 20th century. Gollan joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in 1926 following his involvement in the General Strike of the same year. A close apprentice and confidante of Harry Pollitt, he was seen as the most appropriate and able person to take over his crucial role of General Secretary in 1956. Gollan’s leadership became characterised by crises in both the international communist movement and in his party back home. His and others’ apologist attitude for the Soviet Union’s interventions in Hungary (1956) and Czechoslovakia (1968) caused reputational damage to the CPGB and sowed deep divisions in the very fabric of the party. This collection, drawn from Gollan’s personal papers, attests to the slow decline of the CPGB as it increasingly lurched from firefighting international controversies to domestic irrelevance. The collection is also accompanied by three contextual essays written by Professor Kevin Morgan. |
| ISBN | 9781851171958 |
| Contributor | Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain |
| Type | jpg |
| Format | jpg |
| Identifier | https://britishonlinearchives.com/collections/118/communism-in-crisis-in-britain-and-abroad-1931-1979 |
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| Creator | Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) |
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| Rights | Content © Archive Trust of the Communist Party; images © Microform Academic Publishers, 2021. All rights reserved. |
| Publisher | Microform Academic Publishers |
| Coverage | 1931-1979 |
| Volume Count | 6 |
| Document Count | 54 |
| Image Count | 8,567 |
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| Created On | 13th July, 2022 - 9:42am |
| Last Updated | 21st February, 2024 - 9:44pm |
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