1st Congress of the Comintern

1st World Congress of the Communist International
Первый конгресс Коммунистического интернационала
BeginsMarch 2, 1919 (1919-03-02)
EndsMarch 6, 1919 (1919-03-06)
VenueKremlin
Location(s)Moscow
Country Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Next event2nd Congress
Participants51 delegates from 35 parties
AttendanceDelegates

The 1st Congress of the Communist International was an international gathering of communist, revolutionary socialist, and syndicalist delegates held in Moscow which established the Communist International (Comintern). The gathering, held from March 2 to 6, 1919, was attended by 51 representatives of more than two dozen countries from around Europe, North America, and Asia.