The Communist International, abbreviated as Comintern and also known as the Third International (1919–1943), was an international communist organization that advocated world communism. The International intended to fight "by all available means, including armed force, for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie and for the creation of an international Soviet republic as a transition stage to the complete abolition of the State."
- Recreated: May 1, 19946
- Dissolved: May 15, 1943
- Ideology: Communism; Marxism–Leninism/Stalinism
- Founded: March 2, 1919
- Founder: Vladimir Lenin