After the ravages and tumult of WWI, the workers of Europe and America faced a new political and economic situation. They had been betrayed and lead to death by their governments, sacrificed on the altar of capital. Borders were redrawn, the balance of power among the imperialist nations had shifted, economies throughout the Western world were ruined. The only winners were the imperialist bourgeoisie of the Entente nations….

When the Third International was founded, it marked a turning point in global politics and a new era for the world proletariat, and for the communist movement itself.