Subject: Re: Bordgist current 
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 94 15:20:27 +0100
From: wpc-AT-cs.strath.ac.uk


Bordiga was the first leader of the PCI until comintern
had him replaced by Gramsci. They were both imprisoned by Mussolini,
but Bordiga survived. Following the end of the war, some leftist
elements in the resistance movement who disagreed with Togliattis
accomodation to the new republic formed the new PCI with the
I now standing for International. 

Bordiga became a militant in the new party and remained active
until his death in 1970. The party still exists with branches 
in a number of European countries. There is also a number of 
similar sects arising originally from a the Italian lefts 
temporary diaspora. 


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