Historical Organization
Cominform
Cominform
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Cominform announces the “two camps” doctrine
đź“… 22 September 1947At the founding conference of the Communist Information Bureau, Andrei Zhdanov described a world divided into imperialist and anti-imperialist camps. The new body coordinated ruling communist...
The Cominform’s founding conference opens
📅 22 September 1947Representatives of communist parties met in Szklarska Poręba, Poland, and established the Communist Information Bureau. The organization coordinated parties in Europe and strengthened Moscow’s...
The Cominform is established under Soviet leadership
📅 5 October 1947The Communist Information Bureau coordinated several European communist parties and strengthened Moscow’s influence over the postwar movement. Its creation came amid the hardening Cold War and...
Cominform expels Yugoslav Communist Party
đź“… 28 June 1948The Cominform resolution condemned the Yugoslav party and demanded a change in its leadership. Yugoslav resistance exposed the limits of Soviet control and gave a small socialist state room to...
The Cominform condemns Yugoslavia’s independent course
📅 28 June 1948The organization expelled Yugoslavia’s Communist Party after its leadership resisted Soviet control. The split showed that anti-fascist and socialist movements could face pressure to subordinate...