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Italian Socialist Party

Founded in 1892. From the very outset a sharp ideological struggle ensued between the left and the right wings of the party.

At the Congress in Reggio-Emilia in 1912 the outspoken right wing, supporters of the war and of co-operation with the government (Bonomi, Bissolati and others), were expelled under pressure from the Left forces. After the outbreak of the war and before Italy’s entry into the war the Italian Socialist Party opposed the war under the slogan “Against War, for Neutrality!" In December 1914 a group of renegades were expelled (Mussolini and others) who defended the imperialist policy of war and went to the extreme right wing of politics.

After the October Revolution the Left wing of the party considerably grew in strength. In 1920 its representatives took part in the Second Congress of the Comintern. It would not last long however, before the fascists would massacre the communists by the thousands.