Portuguese Maximalist Federation
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The Portuguese Maximalist Federation ( or ) was a revolutionary movement founded in 1918 in Portugal
. It was inspired by the most radical factions involved in the Russian revolution of 1917
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This organization, mostly composed by anarcho-syndicalists and revolutionary socialists led to the foundation of the Portuguese Communist Party
.
The FMP started publishing the weekly Bandeira Vermelha (Red Flag), which quickly became a very popular newspaper among the Portuguese working classes.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It was inspired by the most radical factions involved in the Russian revolution of 1917
Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Tsar was deposed and replaced by a provisional government in the first revolution of February 1917...
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This organization, mostly composed by anarcho-syndicalists and revolutionary socialists led to the foundation of the Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese Communist Party
The Portuguese Communist Party is a major left-wing political party in Portugal. It is a Marxist-Leninist party, and its organization is based upon democratic centralism. The party also considers itself to be patriotic and internationalist....
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The FMP started publishing the weekly Bandeira Vermelha (Red Flag), which quickly became a very popular newspaper among the Portuguese working classes.