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Spartacists

 or Spartacus League

Revolutionary socialist group active in Germany (1914–18). It developed as an offshoot of the Social Democratic Party and was officially founded in 1916 by Karl Liebknecht, Rosa Luxemburg, and others who violently opposed Germany's role in World War I and called for a socialist revolution. The group encouraged demonstrations in December 1918 that led to the abortive Spartacus Revolt in January 1919, after which the leaders were murdered by members of the Freikorps. The league was then transformed into the Communist Party of Germany.
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In January 1919, the Spartacists attempted to overthrow the government but were crushed by the army and Freikorps troops--volunteers raised by individual army commanders.
Lessons of the Weimar Republic: the history of Weimar Germany ... by Telzrow, Michael E. / The New American
Archival photographs illustrate the journey from a childhood in Poland to political activism in Berlin, culminating in the Spartacist uprising of 1919.
Declan Clarke: Tate Britain by Archer, Michael / Artforum International
Cliches from the usual Left journals are their resort--from Green Left Weekly, Socialist Worker and flyers of ageing Spartacists.
Wars, demonstrations and peace movements: memories and observations by Teichmann, Max / National Observer - Australia and World Affairs
 
 
 
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