People's Democratic Temperance League
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People's Democratic Temperance League was a temperance
organization linked to the Finnish People's Democratic League
(SKDL). KDRL was founded in the 1970s as the previous temperance movement attached to SKDL, the People's Temperance League
was taken over by the so called Taistoists, the orthodox pro-soviet wing of the Communist Party of Finland
. In the early 1990s the KDRL changed its name to Kunnon Elämä.
Temperance movement
A temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by...
organization linked to the Finnish People's Democratic League
Finnish People's Democratic League
Finnish People's Democratic League was a Finnish political organisation with the aim of uniting those left of the Finnish Social Democratic Party...
(SKDL). KDRL was founded in the 1970s as the previous temperance movement attached to SKDL, the People's Temperance League
People's Temperance League
People's Temperance League , is a temperance organization formerly linked to the Finnish People's Democratic League . In the 1970s KRL was taken over by the orthodox pro-USSR-wing of the Communist Party of Finland...
was taken over by the so called Taistoists, the orthodox pro-soviet wing of the Communist Party of Finland
Communist Party of Finland
The Communist Party of Finland was a communist political party in Finland. The SKP was a section of Comintern and illegal in Finland until 1944.SKP did not participate in any elections with its own name. Instead, front organisations were used...
. In the early 1990s the KDRL changed its name to Kunnon Elämä.