Borotbists
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The Borotba Party was a peasant based left-nationalist political party
in Ukraine
. It arose in May 1918 after the split in the Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party
on the basis of supporting Soviet power in Ukraine. Similar to Russian Left-SR
it got its name from the central organ of the party—the newspaper Borot’ba (Struggle). In March 1919 it assumed the name Ukrainian Party of Socialist-Revolutionary-Borotbists (Communists) , and in August the same year the name was changed to Ukrainian Communist Party (Borotbists) . Its leaders, among others, were Vasyl Blakytnyy, Hryhoriy Hrynko, Ivan Maistrenko
and Oleksander Shumskyy.
The Borotbists twice applied to the Executive Committee of the Communist International to be allowed to affiliate with the Communist International. On February 26, 1920, the Communist International by a special decision called on the Borotbists to dissolve their party and merge with the Communist Party (bolshevik) of Ukraine, the CP(b)U.
At the Borotbists' conference in the middle of March 1920, a decision was passed to dissolve the party. A decision to admit the Borotbists to membership of the CP(b)U was adopted at the Fourth All-Ukraine Conference of the CP(b)U, which was held in Kharkiv
on March 17–23. After the dissolution, many Borotbists joined the Ukrainian Communist Party
(Ukapists), rather than the Bolshevik party which was more closely tied to Moscow.
Political party
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in Ukraine
Ukraine
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. It arose in May 1918 after the split in the Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party
Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party
Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party was a political party in the Russian Empire from 1907-1917. It was simply referred as Essery and was one of the most influential in Ukraine as it was representing the interest of the major social class - peasants...
on the basis of supporting Soviet power in Ukraine. Similar to Russian Left-SR
SR
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it got its name from the central organ of the party—the newspaper Borot’ba (Struggle). In March 1919 it assumed the name Ukrainian Party of Socialist-Revolutionary-Borotbists (Communists) , and in August the same year the name was changed to Ukrainian Communist Party (Borotbists) . Its leaders, among others, were Vasyl Blakytnyy, Hryhoriy Hrynko, Ivan Maistrenko
Ivan Maistrenko
Ivan Maistrenko was a Ukrainian revolutionary. He became a communist partisan during the Ukrainian Civil War of 1918-20. He became a journalist and by 1831 was deputy director of the All-Ukrainian Communist Institute of Journalism. As an opponent of Joseph Stalin he was arrested but survived the...
and Oleksander Shumskyy.
The Borotbists twice applied to the Executive Committee of the Communist International to be allowed to affiliate with the Communist International. On February 26, 1920, the Communist International by a special decision called on the Borotbists to dissolve their party and merge with the Communist Party (bolshevik) of Ukraine, the CP(b)U.
At the Borotbists' conference in the middle of March 1920, a decision was passed to dissolve the party. A decision to admit the Borotbists to membership of the CP(b)U was adopted at the Fourth All-Ukraine Conference of the CP(b)U, which was held in Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
on March 17–23. After the dissolution, many Borotbists joined the Ukrainian Communist Party
Ukrainian Communist Party
The Ukrainian Communist Party was an oppositional political party in Soviet Ukraine, from 1920 until 1925. Its followers were known as Ukapists , from the initials UKP.Socialist Sovereigns...
(Ukapists), rather than the Bolshevik party which was more closely tied to Moscow.