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Eurocommunist

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Eu·ro·com·mu·nism  (yr-kmy-nzm)
n.
The communism of certain western European Communist parties that advocated democratic political procedures and independence from the Soviet government.

Euro·commu·nist adj. & n.
Translations
Eurocommunist [ˈjʊərəʊˌkɒmjʊnɪst]
A. ADJeurocomunista
B. Neurocomunista mf


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In practice, of course, neither the Trotskyists nor the Gramsci-reading Eurocommunists of the CPGB got their way.
Rather, there would be an orientation towards ongoing reform, including the kind of 'revolutionary reforms' imagined by the Eurocommunists, re-emerging through socialist and social democratic tradition.
While remaining faithful Soviet lackeys, Eurocommunist leaders like George Marchais, Enrico Berlinguer, and Santiago Carillo publicly criticized the Kremlin over human rights issues and denounced communist terrorist groups--but only as a ploy to gain legitimacy and extend communist influence through democratic means.
 
 
 
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