Clashing Communists and Comintern Guidance: The 6th Congress Gets off to a Rocky Start

People's History of Ideas Podcast

English - September 21, 2023 17:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 110 ratings
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Previous Episode: Bukharin on the Nature of the Chinese Revolution in 1928

Next Episode: The End of the Sixth Congress

Qu Qiubai’s report and proposal are disputed, and the Comintern intervenes to restore order.

Further reading:
Tony Saich, The Rise to Power of the Chinese Communist Party
Chang Kuo-t’ao [Zhang Guotao], The Rise of the Chinese Communist Party (2 volumes)
Daniel Kwan, Marxist Intellectuals and the Chinese Labor Movement: A Study of Deng Zhongxia, 1894-1933
Qu Qiubai, “The Past and Future of the Chinese Communist Party”
Various 6th Party Congress documents in Chinese Studies in History vol. 3, #4 through vol. 5, #1

Some names from this episode:
Nikolai Bukharin, general secretary of the executive committee of the Comintern
Qu Qiubai, Named head of provisional politburo at August 7, 1927 Emergency Conference
Chen Duxiu, Co-founder and first general secretary of the Communist Party
Zhang Guotao, Leading Communist
Pavel Mif, Top Comintern China specialist
Chen Shaoyu, Protégé of Mif (better known as Wang Ming)
Shen Zemin, Sun Yat-sen University student who translated at the 6th party congress

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