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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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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.
However, this adjustment occurred without the adoption of the Eurocommunist theory, and only after two major splits within the movement leading to the formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or the CPM, and subsequently the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) or the CPI-ML.
 
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