The birth of the Fourth International 1930-1940

60 documents

• The first international meeting of the Left Opposition (6 April 1930) 3
• The pre-conference of the International Left Opposition (4–8 February 1933) 2
• International documents (1933–1935) 5
• The Conference for the Fourth International (29–31 July 1936) 14
• The founding conference of the Fourth International (3 September 1938) 21
• The Emergency Conference of the Fourth International (May 1940) 15

The first international meeting of the Left Opposition (6 April 1930)

1. A New Stage11 April 1930 · machine-assisted · français
2. Address to the Russian Oppositionists and to L. Trotsky6 April 1930 · machine-assisted · français
3. Title: Appeal to the Proletarians of the World!6 April 1930 · machine-assisted · français

The pre-conference of the International Left Opposition (4–8 February 1933)

1. Appeal to the members of the Communist Party of Germany, to Social-Democratic workers, to the German proletariat9 February 1933 · machine-assisted · français
2. Title: Telegram Sent to the CominternFebruary 1933 · machine-assisted · français

International documents (1933–1935)

1. Title: The Plenum of the International Opposition (19–21 August 1933)19-21 August 1933 · machine-assisted · français
2. The International Opposition and the Communist International19-21 August 1933 · machine-assisted · français
3. The Declaration of the Four1933 · published translation · français
4. Title: Bankruptcy of Reformism and Stalinism. For the Fourth International31 August 1933 · machine-assisted · français
5. Title: The "French Turn": From Propagandist Circles to Mass WorkOctober 1934 · machine-assisted · français

The Conference for the Fourth International (29–31 July 1936)

1. Title: The New Revolutionary Upsurge and the Tasks of the Fourth InternationalWritten by Trotsky 3 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
2. Title: The Fourth International and the Soviet UnionAdopted by the Conference for the Fourth International, 29-31 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
3. Title: The International Bureau for Revolutionary Socialist Unity (London Bureau) and the Fourth International [including: Resolution on the anti-war conference of the London Bureau]Adopted by the Conference for the Fourth International, 29-31 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
4. Title: The Youth and the Fourth InternationalThesis adopted by the youth pre-conference held 1 August 1936 in Paris following the main conference · machine-assisted · français
5. Title: The Evolution of the Communist International: from Party of World Revolution to Instrument of Imperialism (study)29-31 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
6. TITLE: The Situation in the United States of America (study)29-31 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
7. Title: Resolution on the Situation of the Movement for the Fourth International in the United States29-31 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
8. Title: To the Public Opinion of the Workers of the Whole World29-31 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
9. Title: To the Workers of Spain and of the Whole World29-31 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
10. Title: For a World Campaign of Support for the Vanguard of the Fourth International in France, Spain and Belgium29-31 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
11. Title: To the Enslaved Peoples of Morocco29-31 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
12. Title: Draft resolution on work in the trade unions29-31 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
13. Title: Rules (Statutes of the Movement for the Fourth International)29-31 July 1936 · machine-assisted · français
14. Decision on the Case of Raymond Molinier3 September 1938 · machine-assisted · français

The founding conference of the Fourth International (3 September 1938)

1. Against Imperialist WarSeptember 1938 · published translation · français
2. Salute to Our Living Martyrs and Our Heroic DeadSeptember 1938 · published translation · français
3. RECORD OF PART OF THE CONFERENCE'S PROCEEDINGS3 September 1938 · machine-assisted · français
4. Title: Minutes of the Founding Conference of the Fourth International3 September 1938 · machine-assisted · français
5. The War in the Far East and the Revolutionary PerspectivesSeptember 1938 · published translation · français
6. Thesis on the World Role of American ImperialismSeptember 1938 · published translation · français
7. Resolution on the Situation in PolandSeptember 1938 · published translation · français
8. On Unification of the British Section3 September 1938 · published translation · français
9. On the Greek Section3 September 1938 · published translation · français
10. On the Mexican Question3 September 1938 · published translation · français
11. Resolution on the Work of the Canadian Section1938 · published translation · français
12. Resolution on the Tasks of the French Section3 September 1938 · published translation · français
13. Statement of the IS on the Molinier GroupSeptember 1938 · published translation · français
14. Statutes of the Fourth InternationalSeptember 1938 · published translation · français
15. World Congress Greetings to Leon TrotskySeptember 1938 · published translation · français
16. On Organizing Defense and Relief for Persecuted RevolutionistsSeptember 1938 · published translation · français
17. Greetings to the Fighters in SpainSeptember 1938 · published translation · français
18. International Youth Conference11 September 1938 · machine-assisted · français
19. Title: The Bolshevik-Leninists and the Organization of Revolutionary YouthSeptember 1938 · machine-assisted · français
20. Resolution on the YouthSeptember 1938 · published translation · français
21. Title: Statutes of the Youth International11 September 1938 · machine-assisted · français

The Emergency Conference of the Fourth International (May 1940)

1. Imperialist War and the Proletarian World RevolutionMay 1940 · published translation · français
2. Declaration on the Status of the Resident International Executive CommitteeMay 1940 · published translation · français
3. Supplementary Statement on the IECMay 1940 · published translation · français
4. Resolution of Greetings to Natalia and Leon TrotskyMay 1940 · published translation · français
5. Resolution of Solidarity with Class War PrisonersMay 1940 · published translation · français
6. Resolution on Unification of the British SectionMay 1940 · published translation · français
7. Resolution on the Internal Struggle in the Socialist Workers PartyMay 1940 · published translation · français
8. Correspondence with the Workers PartyMay 1940 · published translation · français
9. Political Report of the Central Committee of the French SectionMay 1940 · published translation · français
10. Resolution on the French SectionMay 1940 · published translation · français
11. On the Situation in Spain and the Tasks of the Bolshevik-LeninistsMay 1940 · published translation · français
12. Organizational Report of the International Communists of Germany (IKD)May 1940 · published translation · français
13. On the movement of the Fourth International in Latin AmericaMay 1940 · published translation · français
14. The Canadian Section and the WarMay 1940 · published translation · français
15. The Colonial World and the Second Imperialist WarMay 1940 · published translation · français

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