Introduction to the Group of International Communists

Group of International Communists, aka Group of Internationalist Communists (GIK) - Holland, 1926-?
Founded in 1926, the GIK was a group of left communists in Holland, whose ideas had been shaped by the experiences of the Russian and German Revolutions of 1917 and 1918.
Key texts: Fundamental principles of communist production and distribution
Members: Jan Appel

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