In May of 1943 the Communist International, hailed and assailed for years for its role in directing the international Communist movement, was dissolved. In the midst of a devastating war, with the Soviet Army on the advance, it might be assumed that the function of the Comintern in taking advantage of the situation to advance the class struggle would be greater than ever before. This was not perceived to be the case, however. In this crucial period other priorities will explain much about the curious history of the Comintern, its strategic zig-zags, and the danger of subordinating the class struggle of individual countries to the requirements of a single world center.
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Fernando Claudin, The Communist Movement from Conintern to Cominform, pp. 15-45.