Romanian Communist Party

Uncommon card · No. 124786

The Romanian Communist Party (Romanian: Partidul Comunist Român [parˈtidul komuˈnist roˈmɨn]; PCR) was a Marxist-Leninist party in Romania. It was founded in 1921 and became the founding and ruling party of the Communist Socialist Republic of Romania in 1947. From then, until its overthrow in the Romanian revolution in 1989, it was effectively the only legal party in the country. Ideologically committed to Marxism–Leninism, the party oversaw Romania's departure from Soviet satellite status and incorporation of national communism. The successor to the pro-Bolshevik wing of the Socialist Party of Romania, it gave an ideological endorsement to a communist revolution that would replace the social system of the Kingdom of Romania. After being outlawed in 1924, the PCR remained a minor, illegal grouping for much of the interwar period and was subject to direct Comintern control. During the 1920s and 1930s, most of its activists were imprisoned or sought refuge in the Soviet Union, leading to...

Read on Wikipedia · Image Alex:D, Public domain