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GlossaryIndependent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD)

Eduard Bernstein Eduard Bernstein Founder of Marxist revisionism and evolutionary socialism, author of The Preconditions of Socialism Scholarship and theory · Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 1850–1932
Clara Zetkin Clara Zetkin Creator of International Women's Day, she set women's liberation at the heart of class struggle Political and party leadership · Communist Party of Germany (KPD) 1857–1933
Hugo Haase Hugo Haase Lawyer who founded the USPD against the war and co-chaired the Council of People’s Deputies with Ebert in 1918 Political and party leadership · Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 1863–1919
Robert Emil Eichhorn Robert Emil Eichhorn German Social Democratic and Independent Social Democratic politician who headed Berlin police in 1918 Security, intelligence and policing · Germany state institutions 1863–1925
Kurt Eisner Kurt Eisner Journalist who overthrew the Bavarian monarchy in Munich in November 1918, proclaimed the People’s State and was assassinated the next year Social movements and organizing · Germany state institutions 1867–1919
Arthur Crispien Arthur Crispien German social-democratic politician and co-chair of the Independent Social Democratic Party. Political and party leadership · Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 1875–1946
Paul Levi Paul Levi From Rosa Luxemburg's lawyer to KPD leader, his 'anti-putschism' took on Comintern adventurism Political and party leadership · Communist Party of Germany (KPD) 1883–1930
Ernst Thälmann Ernst Thälmann Hitler's personal prisoner, unbroken by eleven years in solitary Political and party leadership · Communist Party of Germany (KPD) 1886–1944
Karl Korsch Karl Korsch Co-founder of Western Marxism, the German philosopher who challenged Marxist orthodoxy with Marxism and Philosophy Scholarship and theory · Communist Party of Germany (KPD) 1886–1961
Hugo Eberlein Hugo Eberlein German Communist who abstained on the Comintern’s founding at its first congress and was later shot in the Great Purge Social movements and organizing · Communist Party of Germany (KPD) 1887–1941
Ernst Reuter Ernst Reuter The social democrat who became the voice of divided Berlin Government and administration · Germany state institutions 1889–1953
Max Fechner Max Fechner First East German justice minister, dismissed and imprisoned in 1953 after opposing the prosecution of striking workers Law and justice · East Germany 1892–1973
Ernst Toller Ernst Toller German Jewish Expressionist playwright who took part in the Bavarian revolution Literature and arts · Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD) 1893–1939
Hermann Matern Hermann Matern SED Politburo member and chairman of the Central Party Control Commission who stood by Ulbricht in 1953 Political and party leadership · Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) 1893–1971
Walter Ulbricht Walter Ulbricht German communist leader who built the GDR and erected the Berlin Wall Political and party leadership · Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) 1893–1973
Otto Grotewohl Otto Grotewohl The Social Democrat who led a divided state into being Government and administration · East Germany 1894–1964
Richard Gustavovich Sorge Рихард Густавович Зорге The spy who stole the war’s timetable in Tokyo Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1895–1944
Bertolt Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht Bertolt Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht Marxist playwright who weaponized theatre for class struggle through epic theatre and the Verfremdungseffekt Literature and arts · Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD) 1898–1956
Heinrich Rau Heinrich Rau Communist who chaired the German Economic Commission, the forerunner of the GDR government, and led East German economic policy Economy, finance and planning · East Germany 1899–1961
Fritz Selbmann Fritz Selbmann East German heavy-industry minister who faced the striking workers outside the House of Ministries on 16 June 1953 Industry and production · East Germany 1899–1975
Fred Oelßner Fred Oelßner Economist and the SED’s chief ideologue until 1958, when he was expelled from the Politburo in the Schirdewan affair Ideology and propaganda · Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) 1903–1977