However, the Vatican, situated as it is in the centre of Rome, fully supported the rise to power of the fascist dictator Mussolini, and aligned itself with the political far-right. This was extended in 1933 to a full embracing and endorsing of Adolf Hitler’s ‘Nazi’ regime when it gained political power.
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British Communists at the Cenotaph (1921)
Later, extraordinary young men would come forward to lead the British working class such as Wal Hannington – who was charged under the 1797 Incitement of Mutiny Act in 1925 and imprisoned for a year – for daring to tell the British establishment that working class people were starving and needed help from a fairer society.
Lenin: On Being a Professional Revolutionary
Empower yourself – do not wait for others to validate your life!
Cecil John L’Estrange Malone – UK’s First Communist MP
This extraordinary man became first the Communist MP in the British Parliament by default – crossing the floor from the Liberals to represent the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in 1920.
Parliament Plaque: Emily Wilding Davison (1872-1913)
Jeremy Corbyn and Tony Benn taking direct action in the UK Parliament.
Appraising MI Kalinin – the Educator
Kalinin said that the USSR had fought and won this Communistic freedom, and that the culture of the USSR was as important for the development of humanity as is the need for humans to breathe oxygen. All human struggle is an exercise in education.