 Letterhead used for Krestintern correspondence, 1924 | |
| Abbreviation | Krestintern |
|---|---|
| Formation | 10 October 1923 |
| Dissolved | 1939 |
| Type | Federation |
| Purpose | World federation of radical peasant parties |
| Location | |
Region served | Eastern Europe, Asia |
Membership | 40 countries maximum |
Chairman of the International Peasant Council | Aleksandr Petrovich Smirnov (first)
Vasil Kolarov (last) |
Parent organization | Communist International |
The Peasant International (Russian: Крестьянский Интернационал), known most commonly by its Russian abbreviation Krestintern (Крестинтерн), was an international peasants' organization formed by the Communist International (Comintern) in October 1923. The organization attempted to achieve united front relations with radical peasant parties in Eastern Europe and Asia, without lasting success. After failing to make headway with important initiatives in Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and China in the 1920s, the organization was placed on hiatus at the end of the decade. The so-called Red Peasant International was formally dissolved in 1939.