Marxist Working Group (in
Swedish: ''Marxistisk Arbetsgrupp'') was a
left communist
Left communism, or the communist left, is a position held by the left wing of communism, which criticises the political ideas and practices held by Marxist–Leninists and social democrats. Left communists assert positions which they regard ...
group in
Sweden
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. The group emerged from a split in the
VPK branch of
Birka-Vasa in 1974. Since the late 1960s a section of the Birka-Vasa branch had developed left communist leanings. By 1974 they broke away, and the majority of them joined MA. Many had been part of the branch board of VPK Birka-Vasa 1969-1974.
MA existed parallel to
Workers Power League (''Förbundet Arbetarmakt''), another left communist group in Sweden at the time.
MA published ''För Kommunismen''. After three numbers the publication was discontinued, but in 1979 a fourth edition was published. That number included platforms and contact addresses of the
International Communist Current
The International Communist Current (ICC) is a left communist international organisation. It was founded at a conference in January 1975 where it was established as a centralised organisation with sections in France, Britain, Spain, United State ...
,
Communist Workers' Organisation and
Pour une Intervention Communiste. When the ICC formed a branch in Sweden in 1980, MA members joined it. Former MA members were also found in the group that published ''
Arbetarpress''.
There was also a ''Marxistiska Arbetsgruppen'' in
Hägersten
Hägersten (''Heronstone'') is an Urban districts of Sweden, urban district of Stockholm. It is located in the borough of Hägersten-Liljeholmen, which was formed 1 January 2007 by merging the former boroughs of Hägersten and Liljeholmen.
Referen ...
around 1970. That group was put under surveillance by
SÄPO.
Sources
*''För Kommunismen'', nr. 4, May 1979.
Arbetarmakt 11-75SOU
External links
marxists.org
1974 establishments in Sweden
Communist organizations in Sweden
Defunct organizations based in Sweden
Left communist organizations
Organizations established in 1974
Political organizations based in Sweden
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