Krestintern
Sign in to saveThe Peasant International (), known most commonly by its Russian abbreviation Krestintern (Крестинтерн), was an international peasants' organization formed by the Communist International (Comintern) in October 1923. The organization attempted to achieve united front relations with radical peasant parties in Eastern Europe and Asia, without lasting success. After failing to make headway with important initiatives in Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and China in the 1920s, the organization was placed on hiatus at the end of the decade. The so-called Red Peasant International was formally dissolved in 1939.
Key facts
- Organization.name
- Peasant International
- Organization.image
- Krestintern letterhead.svg
- Organization.size
- 250px
- Organization.caption
- Letterhead used for Krestintern correspondence, 1924
- Organization.abbreviation
- Krestintern
- Organization.formation
- 10 October 1923
- Organization.dissolved
- 1939
- Organization.type
- Federation
- Organization.purpose
- World federation of radical peasant parties
- Organization.location
- Moscow, Soviet Union
- Organization.region_served
- Eastern Europe, Asia
- Organization.membership
- 40 countries maximum
- Organization.leader_title
- Chairman of the International Peasant Council
- Organization.leader_name
- Aleksandr Petrovich Smirnov (first) Vasil Kolarov (last)
- Organization.parent_organization
- Communist International
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Organizational history
- Background
- Establishment
- Activities
- Later years and dissolution
- International gatherings
- Affiliated organizations
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Peasant International (), known most commonly by its Russian abbreviation Krestintern (Крестинтерн), was an international peasants' organization formed by the Communist International (Comintern) in October 1923. The organization attempted to achieve united front relations with radical peasant parties in Eastern Europe and Asia, without lasting success. After failing to make headway with important initiatives in Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and China in the 1920s, the organization was placed on hiatus at the end of the decade. The so-called Red Peasant International was formally dissolved in 1939.
==Organizational history== ===Background===