Világosság Socialist Emigrant Group

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The Világosság Socialist Emigrant Group (

Hungarian Social Democratic Party (MSZDP) who had been forced into exile after the crushing of the Hungarian Soviet Republic.[1] The organization published the monthly Világosság ('Clarity') from 1923 to 1933 in Vienna.[1]

Sándor Garbai, Antal Dovcsák and Vilmos Böhm were chairmen of the group.[1] Zsigmond Kunfi was the secretary of the organization from 1920 until his suicide in 1929.[1] From 1929 onwards Zoltán Rónai served as the secretary of the organization.[1]

The group was in close contact with the

communists, though.[1] The group supported the founding of the Socialist Workers Party of Hungary.[2][3]

After the defeat of the February Uprising in Austria in 1934, the group continued its activities in France and other countries. The group retained the name Világosság.[1]

The Világosság organization was a member of the Labour and Socialist International between 1923 and 1940.[1] Vilmos Böhm represented the organization in the Executive of the Labour and Socialist International from August 1931 to 1940, being a member with consultative voice.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kowalski, Werner. Geschichte der sozialistischen arbeiter-internationale: 1923 - 19. Berlin: Dt. Verl. d. Wissenschaften, 1985. p. 333
  2. ^ Mucsi, Ferenc. Értelmiségi a munkásmozgalomban. Kunfi Zsigmond
  3. ^ Collotti, Enzo. L'Internazionale operaia e socialista tra le due guerre. Milano: Feltrinelli, 1985. p. 386
  4. ^ Kowalski, Werner. Geschichte der sozialistischen arbeiter-internationale: 1923 - 19. Berlin: Dt. Verl. d. Wissenschaften, 1985. p. 333
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