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Dossier

Filed as organization, standing in 11 authored connections inside this archive.

1923-1924 leadership-record relevance

Research Memo: PCd'I Leadership Records, 1923-1924 distinguishes the Italian Commission, full ECCI plenum, party Central Committee, Executive, and secretariat office.

1922-24 research profile

Type: Political party

The parent party. Membership, current, committee office, Executive office, and formal secretary are modeled separately.

Modeling rule

Record dated office, representation, alignment, criticism, nonparticipation, and vote support separately. Shared membership is not proof of agreement.

Research Memo: Gramsci and Bordiga, 1922-1924

Why this organization matters

Founded at Livorno in January 1921. Gramsci was a co-founder and later central leader while debating party strategy, united-front work, and alliances.

Evidence basis

Research Memo: Gramsci Before Prison

Verification boundary

This record represents documented organization, unit, affiliation, or employment context. It does not by itself establish ideological adoption, control, or influence.

Opening Journey research profile

Type: Political party

Founded at Livorno on 21 January 1921 as a section of the Communist International. Its central committee, executive, press, commissions, and currents changed over time.

Geography

Founded at Teatro San Marco, Livorno; later national centers including Rome and clandestine networks.

Modeling rule

Record dated membership, office, participation, affiliation, disagreement, and institutional action separately. Shared membership is important evidence but is not proof of agreement, coordination, or influence.

Research memo: Research Memo: Gramsci's Pre-Prison Network

Sources

Gwyn A.
Joseph A. Buttigieg, ed.
Fondazione Gramsci archival biography: Antonio Gramsci.
Fondazione Gramsci archival biography: Palmiro Togliatti.

Role in the publication process

Type: Political party, named PCI after 1943

Its secretariat created the commission to prepare Gramsci's writings and appointed Platone secretary. This institutional act does not prove a party order for every omission.

Sources and limits

Research Memo: Gramsci Thematic Edition Governance, 1948-1951 provides human-readable citations, corpus and archive locators, confidence, conflicts, and missing records.

The archive holds 11 authored connections for this record inside this archive. Each row below states the claim, its tier, its confidence, and the dates the record gives. Open a row for the full account, or open it on the case canvas to see the connection drawn.

REL-000108 Central Committee Of 1921-1924; 1924-12-31 (separate date expressions) Account not written

PCd'I Central Committee central Committee Of Communist Party of Italy.

reported confidence · high this record is the object

This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. PCd'I Central Committee →
REL-000116 Executive Body Of 1921-1924; composition changed; 1924-12-31 (separate date expressions) Account not written

PCd'I Executive Committee executive Body Of Communist Party of Italy.

reported confidence · high this record is the object

This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. PCd'I Executive Committee →
REL-000126 Current Within 1921-1924; 1924-12-31 (separate date expressions) Account not written

PCd'I Left current Within Communist Party of Italy.

reported confidence · high this record is the object

This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. PCd'I Left →
REL-000131 National Section Of 1921-1924; 1924-12-31 (separate date expressions) Account not written

Communist Party of Italy national Section Of Communist International.

documented confidence · high this record is the subject

This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. Communist International →
REL-000257 Founding Member Of Pcd I 1921 Account not written

Giovanni Parodi founding Member Of Pcd I Communist Party of Italy.

reported confidence · medium this record is the object

This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. Giovanni Parodi →
REL-000262 Founding Member Of Pcd I 1921 Account not written

Battista Santhià founding Member Of Pcd I Communist Party of Italy.

reported confidence · high this record is the object

This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. Battista Santhià →
REL-000134 Current Within 1922-1924; 1924-12-31 (separate date expressions) Account not written

PCd'I Right current Within Communist Party of Italy.

reported confidence · high this record is the object

This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. PCd'I Right →
REL-000109 Current Within late 1923-1924; 1924-12-31 (separate date expressions) Account not written

PCd'I Center Current current Within Communist Party of Italy.

reported confidence · high this record is the object

This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. PCd'I Center Current →
REL-000130 Elected Secretary At mid-August 1924 Account not written

Communist Party of Italy elected Secretary At Gramsci is elected secretary of the PCd'I (mid-August 1924).

reported confidence · high this record is the subject

This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. Gramsci is elected secretary of the PCd'I (mid-August 1924) →
REL-000148 Commissioned Preparation Of about 1945; exact date unresolved Account not written

Communist Party of Italy commissioned Preparation Of Gramsci, Quaderni del carcere: thematic edition (1948-1951).

documented confidence · high this record is the subject

This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. Gramsci, Quaderni del carcere: thematic edition (1948-1951) →
REL-000149 Appointed Commission Secretary By about 1945; exact appointment date unresolved Account not written

Felice Platone appointed Commission Secretary By Communist Party of Italy.

documented confidence · high this record is the object

This connection is recorded. Its account has not been written. Felice Platone →