British Communism at Home and Abroad, 1883-1991

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British Communism at Home and Abroad, 1883-1991

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The Soviet Union 1970 CPA 3964 stamp of Harry Pollitt

Introduction

Communism was one of the defining political and economic ideologies of the 20th century. This series charts its rise and fall through the eyes of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), allowing scholars to study how communist leaders and activists tried to influence, and were in turn influenced by, events and opinion both at home and abroad.

According to Professor Kevin Morgan of the University of Manchester, the party's archive is "one of the outstanding national collections for the political history of the British left."

Commencing in the late 19th century, this series explores the early activities of the labour movement, which led to the formation of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in 1920. From that point, the series traces the numerous activities of the party's leading bodies through meticulously preserved notes taken at meetings by leading party officials. In addition, there are extensive records of central departments such as the Industrial Department, which dealt with the trade union activities, and the International Department, which maintained links with communist parties overseas.

Dates Covered

1883-1997

Contributors

Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain

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Worker and Kolkhoz Woman monument, Moscow, modern-day Russia

Licensed to access Communisms and the Cold War, 1944–1986

Contributor Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain Contents 10 Volumes, 178 Documents (14,393 Pages)

The Motherland Calls, the compositional centre of the monument-ensemble Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia.

Licensed to access Gender, Feminism, and the British Left, 1944–1991

Contributor Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain Contents 9 Volumes, 38 Documents (6,247 Pages)

A black and white image of a statue of Marx and Engels.

Licensed to access Debate and Division on the British Left, 1917–1964

Contributor Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain Contents 3 Volumes, 12 Documents (1,220 Pages)

Lady Justice statue at the Old Bailey, Central Criminal Court

Licensed to access Trade Unions in Crisis: the 1961 ETU Ballot-Rigging Scandal

Contributor Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain Contents 1 Volumes, 40 Documents (2,787 Pages)

A black and white picture of the monument to Yuri Gagarin in Moscow. Yuri Gagarin was the first person to travel in space and the monument is a titanium statue on a 42.5-meter high pedestal.

Licensed to access Science and Marxism, 1956–1985

Contributor Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain Contents 5 Volumes, 27 Documents (3,782 Pages)

An image of the monument to Karl Marx in Moscow city centre.

Licensed to access Marxist History and Historians in the 20th Century

Contributor Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain Contents 8 Volumes, 57 Documents (11,218 Pages)

A black and white image of a crowd of people cheering and clapping their hands above their heads.

Licensed to access British Communism in Campaigns and Events, 1947–1991

Contributor Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain Contents 1 Volumes, 7 Documents (824 Pages)

The monument to the Soviet writer Maxim Gorky. The statue is of Maxim Gorky sat down holding a walking stick.

Licensed to access Communism and Popular Culture in the 20th Century

Contributor Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain Contents 18 Volumes, 155 Documents (26,538 Pages)

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British Communism at Home and Abroad, 1883-1991

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Introduction

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Licensed to access John Gollan's notes on Mao's 'On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People', 1957

Licensed to access John Gollan's notes on the 1957 International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties

Licensed to access Notes for a speech by John Gollan on the Sino-Soviet split, 1960

Licensed to access George Matthews' notes on the 1960 International Communist Conference

Licensed to access John Gollan's notes on the 1960 International Communist Conference

Licensed to access Papers and reports from the 1960 International Communist Conference

Licensed to access Various materials on the 1960 International Communist Conference

Licensed to access Notes relating to the 1960 Congress of the Communist Party of Romania

Licensed to access Reports from discussions between CPGB and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1967