G. M. Stekloff 1928

History of The First International

First published: in England 1928.

Published: London. Martin Lawrence Limited;

Translated: from the 3rd Russian edition, with notes from the 4th edition, by Eden and Cedar Paul;

Printed: and made in England by the Dorrit Press, Ltd, London S.E.1.;

Transcribed: by Andy Blunden;

Proofed: and corrected by Chris Clayton.

“It is not ... a mere improvement that is contemplated, but nothing less than a regeneration, and that not of one nation only, but of mankind. This is certainly the most extensive aim ever contemplated by any institution, with the exception, perhaps, of the Christian Church. To be brief, this is the programme of the International Workingmen’s Association.”

[The Times in a leading article, September, 1868, during the Brussels Congress of the First International]

CONTENTS

Translator's Preface

PART ONE

ONE: Forerunners of Proletarian Internationalism

TWO: Harbingers of the International

THREE: Foundation of the International Workingmen’s Association

FOUR: First Steps of the International; the London Conference of 1865

FIVE: Conflicting Elements in the International

SIX: The Geneva Congress of the International

SEVEN: Development of the International. The International and Strikes

EIGHT: The Lausanne Congress of the International.

NINE: Further Successes. The Brussels Congress

TEN: The Basle Congress

ELEVEN: Season of Blossoming, and the Beginning of the End. Anarchism

TWELVE: The Franco-German War and the Paris Commune

THIRTEEN: The London Conference of 1871. The Bakuninists

FOURTEEN: The Hague Congress

PART TWO

ONE: The Causes of the Split

TWO: The Saint-Imier Congress and Foundation of the Anarchist International

THREE: The Forces of the Anarchist International

FOUR: The End of the Marxist International

FIVE: The Geneva Congress of the Anarchist International

SIX: The Brussels Congress of the Anarchist International

SEVEN: Theory and Practice of the Anarchist International

EIGHT: The Beginning of the End of the Anarchist International

NINE: The Berne Congress of the anti-authoritarian International

TEN: The Last Congress of the Anarchist International

ELEVEN: The Universal Socialist Congress at Ghent

TWELVE: International Anarchist Congress in London

THIRTEEN: International Socialist Congress at Chur (Coire)

FOURTEEN: Conclusion

Reference Notes

Bibliography

Appendix : Address, Preamble, and Provisional Rules

of the International Workingmen’s Association