2nd World Congress of the Communist International

2nd World Congress of the Communist International
Второй конгресс Коммунистического интернационала
BeginsFebruary 19, 1920 (1920-02-19)
EndsMarch 7, 1920 (1920-03-07)
VenueKremlin
Location(s)Moscow
Country Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Previous event1st Congress
Next event3rd Congress
Participants218 delegates from 54 parties

The 2nd World Congress of the Communist International was a gathering of approximately 220 voting and non-voting representatives of communist and revolutionary socialist political parties from around the world, held in Petrograd and Moscow from July 19 to August 7, 1920. The 2nd Congress is best remembered for formulating and implementing the 21 Conditions for membership in the Communist International.

Delegates II Congress of the Comintern: Lev Karakhan (second from left), Karl Radek (third, smoking), Nikolai Bukharin (fifth), Mikhail Lashevich (seventh, form), Maxim Gorky (ninth, shaved), Vladimir Lenin (tenth, hands in pockets), Sergey Zorin (eleventh with the hat), Grigory Zinoviev (thirteenth, hands behind his back), Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova (nineteen white blouse), Nicola Bombacci (with beard) and Abram Belenky (with a hat).