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.

Objectives
According to the TCI, the long term goals of the organization are the liberation of all people, from all forms of oppression, in order to foster an environment that can best encourage the greatest amount of human development, all over the world. The methods used to achieve these goals from the present day forward into the future are a matter of great debate amongst the nations comprising the Comintern. The TCI also supports the overthrow of international capitalist governments (including the Alliance of Free States) through popular revolt from the states' native populations; yet again, how to best achieve this goal is a contentious issue of TCI's contemporary political bodies and councils.

However, there are several general principles most, if not all, member nations agree with as steps towards this ideal that can be worked on in the short term:


 * The abolition of capitalism, or indeed, any economic system determined to be exploitative or oppressive, and promoting socialism to liberate the working class.


 * Full and free participatory democracy. In other words, no monarchies, no leaders given power without the people's consent, and the ability to remove those in power easily should they abuse their trust, with full and free suffrage to all people and regular elections.


 * Fighting back against pseudoscience and the systemic causes of various bigotries, such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia etc.


 * Educating the population in agitation and promoting revolutionary praxis against oppressive behaviors and societies.

Russian Revolution
The Third Communist International was formed in Moskva in 1919 by the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) following the Russian Revolution, which had seen the overthrow of the monarchy of the Russian Empire. Three years prior, the TCI's predecessor, the social democratic, had collapsed as several national parties had moved to support their country's respective war efforts in World War I, undermining principles of internationalism and class solidarity. The devastating effect of the war internationally would itself lead to the global revolutionary wave of 1917-20 that saw the Russian Revolution take place. The early Third International was initially dominated by the explicitly revolutionary line of the Bolsheviks, and excluded the extant reformist social democratic parties of the time that had grown in the decades prior.

Sub-agencies and organizations
Until 1934, the Comintern sponsored key international organizations aligned to the its cause. In agreement to the Leningrad Treaty of 1934, these institutions were reorganized into formal specialized agencies in order to facilitate development and advancement of the TCI and its member-states.

World Congress
Originally founded as a coordinating conference of various communist parties around the world, the World Congress after the Leningrad Treaty became an international forum and deliberating assembly consisting of all the the TCI's member-states and parties. According to the treaty, they are "something something revolution", and can pass international-spanning policy guidelines, appoint people and institute subcomittees for specific international concerns.

The World Congress is formally grouped between regional divisions (sections)...

Member states

 * United Republics
 * Soviet Union
 * China
 * Chosun
 * Nippon
 * 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
 * Peru

Member parties

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