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Comintern

/ˈkɒmɪntəːn/ · name

Meaning

  1. An international association of Communist parties, established in 1919 by Vladimir Lenin and dissolved in 1943.

Etymology / origin

From Russian Коминте́рн (Komintérn), contracted abbreviation of Коммуни́сти́ческий Интернациона́л (Kommunístíčeskij Intɛrnacionál, “Communist International”), from коммунисти́ческий (kommunistíčeskij) + Интернациона́л (Intɛrnacionál).

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