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Third Comintern Congress (1921) - [VIDEO 1 MIN - 22 SEC]

Description: Center of Moscow. Delegates on the river bank, in cars, in the meeting halls of the Kremlin.

Among them: Bela Kun, M. T. Tskhakaia, Feliks Kon, D. B. Riazanov, Anatolii Lunacharskii, A. T. Okuashvili, Karl Radek, Grigorii Zinoviev, Ember-Dro, V. Kolarov, Dzhenari, Ladzari, Nikolai Bukharin. A rally to honor the Comintern delegates on Red Square. Speakers: Karl Radek, Anatolii Lunacharskii, Vaiian-Kutiur’e. Unveiling of a monument to John Reed on Red Square July 3, 1921. Speakers: Lev Kamenev, Bill Haywood.
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Source: Russian State Film & Photo Archive at Krasnogorsk (2000)." [VIDEO 1 MIN - 22 SEC]
https://soviethistory.msu.edu/1921-2/comintern/comintern-video/
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"Changing Name to Communist Party
Vladimir Lenin, Statement at the Seventh Party Congress. March 8, 1918"

"Comrades! The question of changing the name of the party has been before us ever since April 1917 and has brought forth a great deal of discussion … leading to almost complete unanimity … The Central Committee now proposes to change the name … to Russian Communist Party (Bolshevik). The word “Bolshevik” is necessary … I . because it has acquired a certain political significance both in Russia and abroad … The term “Social-Democratic Party” is scientifically inaccurate and our press has already called attention to that fact."

I. The Congress resolves that henceforth the name of the Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (“Bolshevik”) is changed to Russian Communist Party with the addition of the word “Bolshevik” in parentheses." [MORE]

https://soviethistory.msu.edu/1917-2/communist-party-building/communist-party-building-texts/changing-name-to-communist-party/
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Prepared by John Reed:

"To the average reader the multiplicity of Russian organisations—political groups, Committees and Central Committees, Soviets, Dumas and Unions—will prove extremely confusing. For this reason I am giving here a few brief definitions and explanations."

https://www.marxists.org/archive/reed/1919/10days/10days/notes.htm#soviets