People's History of Ideas Podcast

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Did the German Communists Really Say “After Hitler, Our Turn?” Exploring the Historical Evidence

Did the German Communists Really Say “After Hitler, Our Turn?” Exploring the Historical Evidence21. Nov. 202519 Min.

Responding to listener queries about the evidence behind this common assertion regarding the KPD’s underestimation of the fascist threat. Further reading: Jane Degras, ed., The Communist International, 1919-1943: Documents, vol. 3: 1929-1943 International Press Correspondence Communist International journal (1933) Documents from the 13th Plenum of the ECCI Some names from this episode: Chen Duxiu, co-founder of the Communist Party of China Hermann Remmele, leading KPD Reichstag m...