London Conferences (1847)
The London Conferences (1847) consisted of two thematically similar conferences from which the Communist League emerged .
At the first conference of the League of the Just (beginning of June 1847 ) the knowledge gained was represented by Friedrich Engels and Wilhelm Wolff . The battle cry coined by Karl Marx “Proletarians of all countries, unite!” Became the slogan of the league, which was renamed the “League of Communists”. The draft of new statutes of this federation was discussed.
At the second conference of the Federation from November 29th to December 8th, 1847 , the elaborated statutes were discussed and adopted, and Marx and Engels were commissioned to work out a manifesto (→ Manifesto of the Communist Party ).
literature
- The League of Communists. Documents and materials. 1836-1849 . Editors Herwig Förder, Martin Hundt , Jefim Kandel, Sofia Leviowa. Vol. 1, Dietz Verlag, Berlin 1970, pp. 447-630
- Bert Andréas (Ed.): Founding documents of the League of Communists (June to September 1847). Dr. Ernst Hauswedell & Co, Hamburg 1969 (publications from the Hamburg State and University Library. Vol. 7)
- Carl Grünberg : The London Communist magazine and other documents from the years 1847/48 . Leipzig 1921 (main works of socialism and social policy NF volume 5)
- Sample sheet. Communist magazine, London, 1847. Reprint of the original copy in the Swiss Social Archives in Zurich, introduced by Bert Andreas . Limmat Verlag, Zurich 1961