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The Communist Party of Germany is founded
đź“… 30 December 1918Luxemburg helps found the KPD at its congress in Berlin. The new party gathers revolutionary socialists but is divided over electoral participation, centralized party organization and the timing and...
Luxemburg argues the KPD should contest elections
đź“… 1 January 1919At the founding congress she recommends standing in the National Assembly election, believing revolutionaries should use the platform to organize support. Delegates reject her view and vote to...
The January uprising begins in Berlin
đź“… 5 January 1919A protest against the dismissal of police president Emil Eichhorn escalates into an armed uprising involving workers, USPD supporters and KPD members. Luxemburg had not authored a plan for the action;...
Luxemburg publishes “Order Prevails in Berlin”
đź“… 14 January 1919In her final article she condemns the crushing of the uprising and argues that defeat does not end revolutionary struggle. The piece was written as counterrevolutionary forces gained ground and amid...
The Russian Revolution manuscript is published posthumously
📅 1922Luxemburg’s critique of Bolshevik restrictions on political freedom reaches readers after her death. Later political traditions selectively quote her democratic warnings or her revolutionary...
The Russian Revolution manuscript is published
📅 1922Paul Levi publishes Luxemburg’s prison text, bringing her democratic critique of Bolshevik restrictions into public debate. Subsequent political traditions have emphasized different parts of the text,...