Second International
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The Second International was a federation of socialist and labor parties founded in 1889 that played a key role in coordinating international workers’ movements and advancing socialist politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second International canonical | 39 |
| International Socialist Congress of Paris 1889 | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federation of political parties
ⓘ
political international ⓘ socialist organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Socialist International
ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist International (1889–1916)
|
| country | none ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1916 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electoral socialism
ⓘ
trade unionism ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Socialist International
ⓘ
surface form:
Labour and Socialist International
Socialist International ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist International (post‑World War II)
|
| founded | 1889 ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| foundedInCountry | France ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Austrian Social Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Social Democratic Workers' Party
Belgian Socialist Party ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Labour Party
Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
British Labour Party
French Section of the Workers' International ⓘ
surface form:
French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO)
Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Social Democratic Party (SPD)
Italian Socialist Party ⓘ Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (factions participated)
|
| headquartersLocation |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| historicalRole |
coordination of socialist and labour parties internationally
ⓘ
development of Marxist theory in parliamentary democracies ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
ⓘ
democratic socialism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Eduard Bernstein
ⓘ
surface form:
August Bebel
Eduard Bernstein ⓘ Friedrich Engels ⓘ Jean Jaurès ⓘ Karl Kautsky ⓘ Rosa Luxemburg ⓘ Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| memberOf | international socialist movement ⓘ |
| notableResolution |
establishment of International Workers' Day on 1 May
ⓘ
opposition to militarism and colonialism (pre‑1914) ⓘ support for the eight‑hour workday ⓘ |
| organizedEvent |
International Socialist Congress of Amsterdam 1904
ⓘ
International Socialist Congress of Basel 1912 ⓘ International Socialist Congress of Brussels 1891 ⓘ International Socialist Congress of Copenhagen 1910 ⓘ International Socialist Congress of London 1896 ⓘ Second International self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
International Socialist Congress of Paris 1889
International Socialist Congress of Paris 1900 ⓘ International Socialist Congress of Stuttgart 1907 ⓘ International Socialist Congress of Zurich 1893 ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left‑wing ⓘ |
| precededBy | First International ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline | split over support for World War I ⓘ |
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
International Socialist Congress of Paris 1889
subject surface form:
International Workingmen's Association