From the “Platform of 46” to the “Platform of 15”: The Evolution of the “Democratic Centralist” Current in 1924–1927

In 1921, after a heated party “Debate on the Trade Unions”, the Tenth Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) decided to dissolve all intra-party factions and groups and prohibited their creation in the future. Among others, the “Democratic Centralism” group, which had been active since 1919 and had presented its platform on issues of party building at the Tenth Congress, had to cease to exist.

Important Information/Updates/Amendments – HM2025

Programme Amendments Please always check the web programme as it’s the most up to date: https://conference.historicalmaterialism.org/   SATURDAY 14:30 – 16:15, Room B202 (Brunei Gallery) – NOW ‘An October in Catalonia – Disruptions and paradoxes of the Catalan independence movement’ 14:30 – 16:15, Room BBK-MAL-252 – Panel CANCELLED ‘In Search of a Critical Theory of