communist parties in western europe
111Nijvel gang — The Nijvel gang or the Brabant killers ( De Bende van Nijvel or de Bende in Dutch, Les Tueurs du Brabant or les Tueurs fous du Brabant wallon or les Tueurs fous du Brabant in French) is a group or groups thought to be responsible for the Brabant… …
112Socialist People's Party (Denmark) — Socialist People s Party Socialistisk Folkeparti Leader Villy Søvndal Founded …
113Reformism — Socialist Reformism is the belief that gradual democratic changes in a society can ultimately change a society s fundamental economic relations and political structures. This belief grew out of opposition to revolutionary socialism, which… …
114Democrats of the Left (DS) — formerly (1921–91) Italian Communist Party (1991–98) Democratic Party of the Left Major Italian political party. Founded as the Partito Comunista Italiano (PCI) in 1921 by dissidents of the Italian Socialist Party s left wing, it was outlawed… …
115Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
116international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
117Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
118Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …
119Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
120Eastern Bloc — Map of the Eastern Bloc …
