{{Short description|International organization of socialist parties}}{{Infobox political party | name = International Socialist Network Sovintern | logo = Sovintern.jpg | logo_size = 250 | colorcode = #FF0000 | general_secretary = | leader1_title = Regional Coordinator for Latin America and Caribbean | leader1_name = Luis Pérez Leira | founded = {{start date and age|2026|4|27}} | ideology = [[socialism]] | headquarters = Moscow, Russia | website = {{URL|https://sovintern.org/en}} | abbreviation = Sovintern | colors = | position = | slogan = | blank1_title = Purpose | blank1 = International coordination of socialist and left-wing political parties and movements | blank2_title = Region served | blank2 = Worldwide }} {{Socialism sidebar|orgs}} The '''International Socialist Network Sovintern'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79634|title=Greetings to participants in inaugural forum of SOVINTERN – For Socialism in the 21st Century International Socialist Network|date=27 April 2026|accessdate=7 May 2026}}</ref> (also known simply as the '''Soviet International''' or '''Sovintern''') is a [[political international]] consisting of [[Communism|communist]], [[Socialism|socialist]] and [[left-wing]] political parties and movements founded in [[Moscow, Russia]] in 2026. It was initiated by [[A Just Russia]] and presented as an alternative platform for international left-wing cooperation outside existing organizations such as the [[Socialist International]].<ref name="Sort">{{cite news |last1=Sort Creus |first1=Albert |title=Sovintern, la alternativa de Rusia a la Internacional Socialista que explota las divisiones de la izquierda europea |url=https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/sovintern-alternativa-rusia-internacional-socialista-explota-divisiones-izquierda-europea_1_13176427.html |access-date=28 April 2026 |work=elDiario.es |date=27 April 2026 |language=es-ES}}</ref><ref name="Pérez Loira">{{cite web |url=https://kaosenlared.net/el-retorno-de-la-esperanza-es-el-sovintern-la-respuesta-al-siglo-xxi/ |title=El retorno de la esperanza: ¿Es el "Sovintern" la respuesta al siglo XXI? |author=Lois Pérez Leira |date=15 March 2026 |website=Kaosenlared |language=es |access-date=28 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://elnuevodiario.com.do/nace-en-rusia-red-socialista-con-llamado-de-vladimir-putin-a-fortalecer-las-fuerzas-progresistas-y-patriotica/ |title=Nace en Rusia red socialista con llamado de Vladímir Putin a fortalecer las fuerzas progresistas y patriótica |website=El Nuevo Diario |date=27 April 2026 |language=es |access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref>
The organization describes itself as a network-based international movement promoting [[Socialism of the 21st century|socialism in the 21st century]], [[anti-imperialism]], and coordination among left-wing political forces.
==History== The Sovintern was inaugurated in Moscow, Russia, on 27 April 2026, and consists of over 15 member organisations.<ref name="В Москве прошел «СОВИНТЕРН»">{{cite web |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/2026/04/27/1193480-v-moskve-proshel-sovintern |title=В Москве прошел первый форум социалистической сети «Совинтерн» |website=Vedomosti |date=27 April 2026 |language=ru |access-date=28 April 2026 |trans-title=The first forum of the socialist network “Sovintern” was held in Moscow}}</ref> The representatives met at the [[House of the Trade Unions]]. The meeting was promoted by [[A Just Russia]], a Russian party that presents itself as the left opposition to [[Vladimir Putin]]'s [[United Russia]]. A Just Russia's leader, [[Sergey Mironov]], addressed the participants on video.<ref name="Sort" /><ref name="В Москве прошел «СОВИНТЕРН»"/><ref name="Lansing">{{cite web |url=https://lansinginstitute.org/2026/04/16/moscows-new-left-the-sovintern-project-and-the-revival-of-ideological-warfare/ |title=Moscow's New Left: The 'Sovintern' Project and the Revival of Ideological Warfare |website=Robert Lansing Institute |date=16 April 2026 |language=en |access-date=28 April 2026}}</ref>
Speakers at the inaugural Sovintern event included: [[Jackson Hinkle]], Christopher Helali, former President of Bolivia [[Evo Morales]],<ref name="В Москве прошел «СОВИНТЕРН»"/> Liu Xu, [[Booker Omole|Booker Ngesa Omole]], [[Haz Al-Din]], Carlos Alfredo Castañeda Magaña, Alan García Fernández, Aleksandar Djenić, [[George Galloway]], [[Vladimir Lysenko]], Pablo Salvador Sepúlveda Allende, Bojan Vulin, Bogdan Țîrdea, Juan Manuel De Jesús Flores Cornejo, Crispin Kabasele Tshimanga, Dimitrios Patelis, Fidel Antonio Castro Smirnov, Miguel Alexander Escobar, Akar Süleyman, Beatriz Bissio, Arling Alonso, [[Héctor Béjar]], Snoussi Dabbabi, Said Bakkali, Mohamed Yeslem Beissat,<ref name="SPS"/> Pawan Karki,<ref name="Nepali">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pawan.karki.711407/posts/today-i-am-departing-for-moscow-russia-representing-the-nepali-communist-party-t/2033669720551853/|title=Today, I am departing for Moscow, Russia, representing the Nepali Communist Party to participate in the historic founding conference of the International Socialist Network—"SOVINTERN." This initiative aims to unite socialist forces from across the globe under a single, modern framework. I look forward to your support and best wishes as we embark on this mission to strengthen international brotherhood and ideological solidarity.|date=23 April 2026|accessdate=7 May 2026}}</ref> and Goran Dimov, among others.<ref name="SPS"/> A message from Russian president Putin was also read out during the event.<ref name="В Москве прошел «СОВИНТЕРН»" />
==Positions== The Sovintern opposes "[[Foreign policy of Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential election|Donald Trump's imperialism]]" and the "[[Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War|NATO war against Russia]]".<ref name="Sort" /> It considers Western [[social democracy]] as promoted by the [[Socialist International]] to be subservient to [[American militarism]].<ref name="Sort" />
The organization has expressed support for [[Cuba]] and has called on [[China]], [[Russia]], and [[BRICS]] member states to assist the country during its economic and energy crisis.<ref>{{cite web |title=Internacional. SOVINTERN: ¡Llamamiento a los líderes de China, Rusia, los BRICS y a la opinión pública mundial! ¡No dejen que Cuba desaparezca! |url=https://www.resumenlatinoamericano.org/2026/05/19/internacional-sovintern-llamamiento-a-los-lideres-de-china-rusia-los-brics-y-a-la-opinion-publica-mundial-no-dejen-que-cuba-desaparezca/ |website=Resumen Latinoamericano |date=19 May 2026 |language=es |access-date=19 May 2026}}</ref>
== Participants ==
Representatives from these groups have participated in the Sovintern:
===Political parties=== '''Europe:''' * {{flagicon|Russia}} [[A Just Russia]]<ref name="Sort" /><ref name="PrensaLatina2026"/> * {{flagicon|North Macedonia}} [[The Left (North Macedonia)|The Left]]<ref name="Forum">{{Cite web |title=Forum |url=https://sovintern.org/en/forum |access-date=2026-05-03 |website=Sovintern |language=en}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Moldova}} [[Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova]]<ref name="PrensaLatina2026"/> * {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[New Communist Party of Yugoslavia]]<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Movement of Socialists]]<ref name="PrensaLatina2026"/> * {{flagicon|Spain}} Green Left Party<ref name=“Sovintern”/> * {{flagicon|Spain}}Sovereignty and Labor<ref name=“Labor and Sovereignty”>{{cite web |title=África: Compensación por el legado del colonialismo y el neocolonialismo |url=https://soberaniaytrabajo.org/africa-compensacion-por-el-legado-del-colonialismo-y-el-neocolonialismo/ |access-date=06-01-2026 |website=Labor and Sovereignty |language=sp}}(/ref> * {{flagicon|UK}} [[Workers Party of Britain]]<ref name="Lansing"/><ref name="SPS">{{cite web |url=https://www.spsrasd.info/en/2026/04/28/15320.html |title=Sahrawi official highlights reasons peoples resort to resistance to reclaim their legitimate rights to freedom and self-determination |website=[[Sahara Press Service]] |date=28 April 2026 |language=en |access-date=28 April 2026}}</ref> * {{Flag icon|Italy}} Communist Party of Popular Unity<ref>{{Cite web |last=giannifavaro |date=2026-04-20 |title=Appello per la Sovintern: la rinascita dell’internazionalismo socialista |url=https://movimentorinascitacomunista.com/2026/04/20/appello-per-la-sovintern-la-rinascita-dellinternazionalismo-socialista/ |access-date=2026-05-09 |website=Partito Comunista di Unità Popolare |language=it-IT}}</ref> * {{Flag icon|Switzerland}} [[Communist Party (Switzerland)|Communist Party]]<ref name="StrategicCulture2026">{{cite web |title=È NATO A MOSCA IL SOVINTERN: LA SOCIALDEMOCRAZIA MONDIALE HA UNA NUOVA INTERNAZIONALE |url=https://strategic-culture.su/news/2026/05/20/e-nato-a-mosca-il-sovintern-la-socialdemocrazia-mondale-ha-una-nuova-internazionale/ |website=Strategic Culture Foundation |date=20 May 2026 |language=it |access-date=20 May 2026}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Romanian Socialist Party (2003)|Romanian Socialist Party]]<ref name=“Sovintern”/> '''North America:''' * {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|Canada}} [[American Communist Party (2024)|American Communist Party]]<ref name="PrensaLatina2026">{{cite news |title=Capital rusa acogerá foro socialista Sovintern |url=https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2026/04/24/capital-rusa-acogera-foro-socialista-sovintern/ |work=[[Prensa Latina]] |date=April 24, 2026 |language=es |access-date=April 24, 2026 }}</ref> '''South America:''' * {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Authentic Socialist Party (Argentina)|Authentic Socialist Party]]<ref name="Nuestra" /> * {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Communist Party of Argentina]]<ref name="Nuestra">{{cite news |title=El Partido Comunista de la Argentina en el Sovintern |url=https://www.nuestrapropuesta.org.ar/secciones/internacional/el-partido-comunista-de-la-argentina-en-el-sovintern.html |access-date=28 April 2026 |work=Nuestra Propuesta |date=27 April 2026 |language=es-AR |trans-title=The Communist Party of Argentina in the Sovintern}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Patria Grande Front]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-27 |title=Sovintern en Moscú: "Proa al socialismo y la justicia social, luchando por unir a las izquierdas" - El Extremo Sur |url=https://www.elextremosur.com/nota/58047-sovintern-en-moscu-proa-al-socialismo-y-la-justicia-social-luchando-por-unir-a-las-izquierdas/ |access-date=2026-05-12 |website=www.elextremosur.com |language=es}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Nicaragua}} [[Sandinista National Liberation Front]]<ref name="PrensaLatina2026"/> * {{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[EVO Pueblo]]<ref name="В Москве прошел «СОВИНТЕРН»"/> * {{flagicon|Chile}} Workers' Party of Chile (Marxist–Leninist)<ref name=“Sovintern”/> * {{flagicon|Honduras}} People's Power Movement<ref name=“Sovintern”/> * {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Guasú Front|Frente Guasu Alliance]]<ref name=“Sovintern”/> * {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Tekojoja People's Movement|Tekojoja People's Party]]<ref name=“Sovintern”/> '''Africa:''' * {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Party of Progress and Socialism]]<ref name="PrensaLatina2026"/><ref name="Lansing"/> * {{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Tunisia Forward]]<ref name="PrensaLatina2026"/> * {{flagicon|DRC}} Union of Democratic Socialists<ref name="Lansing"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defenddemocracy.press/press-conference-by-the-organizing-committee-for-the-founding-of-sovintern-april-25-29-in-moscow-at-the-tass-press-centre/ |title=Press conference by the Organizing Committee for the founding of SOVINTERN (April 25-29 in Moscow) at the TASS Press Centre |author=Pericles Katsioulas |website=Defend Democracy Press |date=29 April 2026 |access-date=30 April 2026}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Kenya}} [[Communist Party Marxist – Kenya]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Anti Imperialist Struggle in West Asia and the World |url=https://cpmk.org/87-recent-news/422-the-anti-imperialist-struggle-in-west-asia-and-the-world |access-date=2026-05-01 |website=Communist Party Marxist - Kenya (CPM-K) |language=en-gb}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}} [[Polisario Front]]<ref name="SPS"/> '''Asia:''' * {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Nepali Communist Party]]<ref name="Nepali"/> * {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Patriotic Party (Turkey)|Patriotic Party]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uwidata.com/44434-speech-of-vatan-party-at-the-founding-congress-of-sovintern/ |title=Speech of Vatan Party at the founding congress of SOVINTERN |website=United World International |date=1 May 2026 |access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref> * {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[People's Democracy Party (South Korea)|People’s Democracy Party]]<ref name=“Sovintern”/>
===Organizations and movements=== * {{flagicon image|John_McConnell's_Flag_of_Earth_1970.svg}} World Anti-Imperialist Platform<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon image|John_McConnell's_Flag_of_Earth_1970.svg}} Anti-Imperialist International of the Peoples<ref name=“Sovintern”/> * {{flagicon|Russia}} Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|Russia}} TROPASS<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|Russia}} Vashi Novosti<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|Russia}} Foreign Journalists for Russia<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|Russia}} Pamplona Russian Film Cycle<ref name=“Sovintern”/> * {{flagicon|Spain}} Slavic Cultural Association of Pamplona<ref name=“Sovintern”/> * {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Telesur]]<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|Russia}}/{{flagicon|China}} Russian Institute of Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the School of International Studies<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|China}} Institute of Regional Countries<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|Turkey}} Struggle Unity<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|Japan}} Confederation of Lawyers of Asia and the Pacific<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|Brazil}} Spirit of Bandung Movement<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|Chile}} Sovereigntist Left Chile<ref name=“Sovintern”/> * {{flagicon|El Salvador}} SIRAC Trade Union Association<ref name="Forum"/> * {{flagicon|Argentina}} Martín Fierro Movement<ref name=“Sovintern”/> * {{flagicon|Argentina}} Our Homeland Movement<ref name=“Sovintern”/> * {{flagicon|Argentina}} Priests in Support of the Poor<ref name=“Sovintern”/> * {{flagicon|Serbia}} League of Communist Yugoslav Youth<ref name="Red Youth">{{cite web|title=SOLIDARITY WITH SKOJ LEADER ALEKSANDAR DJENIC|url=https://nkpj.org.rs/stari/international_articles/article_id=49.php|accessdate=8 May 2026|quote=n the last attack, the target was Aleksandar Đenić, First Secretary of The League of Communist Yugoslav Youth (SKOJ) and member of the Secretariat of the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ).}}</ref> * {{flagicon|DRC}} Women's League of the UDS<ref name=“Sovintern”>{{cite web|title=SOVINTERN: UNITY IN CONDEMNING THE STAROBELSK ATTACK|url= https://sovintern.org/en/news/starobelsk-unity|accessdate=26 May 2026|quote=Sovintern demonstrates unity in condemning the terrorist attack by Ukrainian Nazis.}}</ref>
==Notable People==
* '''Luis Pérez''' — Executive Secretary of the Anti-Imperialist International of the Peoples and Regional Coordinator of SOVINTERN for Latin America and the Caribbean * '''Miguel Suárez del Cerro''' — Director of the Pamplona Russian Film Cycle, founder and president of the Slavic Cultural Association of Pamplona * '''Patricio Brodsky''' — sociologist, professor at the University of Buenos Aires, Secretary of Political Education of the Anti-Imperialist International of the Peoples * '''Jaime Flores''' — lawyer-historian, Panama
==See also== *[[Communist International|Comintern]] – International Marxist organization (1919–1943) *[[Cominform]] – International co-ordination body of Marxist–Leninist and communist parties (1947–1956) *[[Comecon]] – International communist economic organization (1949–1991) *[[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties|Solidnet]] – Currently existing international co-ordination body of communist, Marxist–Leninist, and other workers' parties (1998–present)
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