THE PEASANT LEAGUES OF THE PCB: THE TRAJECTORY OF A DEBATE (1926-1945) (original) (raw)
2021, As Ligas Camponesas do PCB: a trajetória de um debate (1926-1945)Rev. Sem Aspas,
This article deals with the first discussions and records about the Leagues in the reflections that the Party developed around the Agrarian Issue, highlighting the importance of the analysis of international events related to this theme by the communists. It was in the second half of the 1920s that the debate around the term Peasant League arose as aform of organization of rural workers. And this debate would continue throughout the 1930s, with organizations conceived as instruments of mobilization and organization of "peasants" with the clear intention of carrying out an armed insurrection to seize power.
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