Third Communist International

The Communist International (: 共產國際 gòngchǎnguójì, : Kommunistische Internationale, : Коммунистический интернационал Kommunističeskij internacional, : Internacional Comunista), usually shortened to Comintern, is a political, economic and military alliance of s and spanning 5 continents. The common appelation "Third" is based on the fact that it is the direct successor of two historic socialist and worker's internationals, the (1864–1876) and the  (1889–1916).

Originally formed as a forum for Communist Parties, the Leningrad Treaty in 1934 expanded the role of the Comintern into an international governing body.

Along with the capitalist Alliance of Free States, the Comintern represents one of the two major factions in the global Cold War.

Member states

 * United Republics
 * Soviet Union
 * China
 * Nippon
 * Korea
 * East Germany
 * Mexico
 * Indochina
 * Turkey
 * Iran
 * Congo
 * Poland
 * Greece
 * Yugoslavia
 * Hungary
 * Romania
 * Albania
 * Argentina
 * Chile
 * Liberia
 * Palestine
 * North Philippines
 * North Italy
 * Somalia
 * Azania
 * Czechoslovakia
 * Kurdistan
 * Nicaragua

Member parties

 * Entente Section of the Communist International (Franco-British Union)
 * Communist Party of Germany (West Germany)
 * Worker-communist Party of India (India)