6th World Congress of the Communist International

6th World Congress of the Comintern
Шестой конгресс Коммунистического интернационала
BeginsJuly 17, 1928 (1928-07-17)
EndsSeptember 1, 1928 (1928-09-01)
Location(s)Moscow
Country Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Previous event5th Congress
Next event7th Congress
Participants515 delegates from 65 parties

The Sixth Congress of the Communist International was held in Moscow from July 17 to September 1, 1928. The Congress was attended by 515 delegates from 65 organizations (including 50 Communist Parties) from 57 countries. Adopting the theory of the "Third Period", Congress proclaimed social democracy to be "social fascism."