The Papers of William Gallacher (1881-1965) 1922-1966 (predominantly 1940s-1960s)

Communist party of Great Britain

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The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was founded in 1920. The Party was based upon the philosophy of Karl Marx (1818-1883) and was inspired by the Russian Revolution of November 1917. The Communists believed that before long revolution would over throw Capitalism and end the exploitation of the working class. The Communist Party supported the Russian Revolution and for many years accepted Russian funds in order to spread its ideas. During the next 70 years hopes of revolution...

Gallacher, William

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Epithet: of the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000388.0x0001fb Born in Paisley, Great Britain 1881, died in Paisley 1965; working class agitator and politician; joined the Social Democratic Federation in 1906; supported the tactics of direct action; during the First World War chairman of the Clyde Workers' Committee; sentenced to twelve months imprisonment for sedition i...

Pollitt, Harry

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Gallacher, William, 1881-1965

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Dutt, R. Palme (Rajani Palme), 1896-1974

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Marx, Karl, 1818-1883

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Author and philosopher. From the description of Letter of Karl Marx, 1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454371 Born 1818 in Trier, Prussia; studied at the University of Bonn, 1835-1836, and the University of Berlin, 1836-1841; contributor to and editor of the Cologne liberal democratic newspaper, the Rheinische Zeitung , 1842; following marriage to Jenny von Westphalen, moved to Paris, where he became a revolutionary and communist; co-editor, with Arnold Ruge, of a new r...