The (Special) Twenty-Fifth National Congress, 1957
The (Special) Twenty-Fifth National Congress, 1957
Collection: The Political Culture of British Communism, 1920–1991 Volumes The (Special) Twenty-Fifth National Congress, 1957
This volume hosts material from the Communist Party of Great Britain’s (CPGB) Twenty-Fifth National Congress. This Congress was called as a response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Hungary after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
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Official Congress documents, 1957
This document contains copies of the CPGB’s official political programme, the “British Road to Socialism”, some Congress documents translated into Russian, reports on inner-party democracy, a copy of World News...
Date:1957-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-10-05
Transcripts of Friday, 1957
This document contains transcripts of Congress proceedings from Friday the 19th April 1957.
Date:1957-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-10-06
Transcripts of Saturday, 1957
This document contains transcripts of Congress proceedings from Saturday the 20th April 1957.
Date:1957-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-10-07
Transcripts of Sunday, 1957
This document contains transcripts of Congress proceedings from Sunday the 21st April 1957.
Date:1957-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-10-08
Transcripts of Monday, 1957
This document contains transcripts of Congress proceedings from Monday the 22nd April 1957.
Date:1957-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-10-09
John Gollan’s handwritten notes, 1957
This document contains handwritten notes by Gollan on Congress.
Date:1957-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-10-10
Delegate material, 1957
This document contains an application to speak at Congress, memorandum to delegates on responsibilities before Congress, a seating arrangement for Congress, lists of branch resolutions, as well as questions for...
Date:1957-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-10-11
John Gollan’s preparatory material (i), 1957
This document contains a draft statement by the Executive Committee (EC), handwritten notes from EC meetings, a list of amendments to rules for Congress, a draft Political Resolution on events...
Date:1957-1957Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-cong-11-01
