William Z. Foster ( born William Z. Foster ; February 25, 1881 - September 1, 1961 ) is a leader of the American workers and communist movement.
| William Zebulon Foster | |
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| English William Z. Foster | |
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| Date of Birth | February 25, 1881 |
| Place of Birth | Taunton , Massachusetts , USA |
| Date of death | September 1, 1961 (aged 80) |
| Place of death | Moscow |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | politician |
| The consignment | Communist Party of the USA |
| Main ideas | Marxism-Leninism |
In 1929-1934 and 1945-1957 he led the Communist Party of the United States . Three times a presidential candidate from the US Communist Party (1924, 1928, 1932).
Biography
Born in a family of proletarians . Labor began at 10 years old. Member of the Socialist Party of America since 1901, since 1909 member of the Industrial Workers of the world . Honorary Chairman of the US Communist Party, historian of the US Communist Party and the international communist and labor movement. In 1948, along with many other members of the Communist Party, he was brought to trial. However, due to a serious illness, his trial was postponed indefinitely, while he was deprived of the opportunity to receive qualified medical care. Only in 1961, William Z. Foster received permission to travel to the USSR, but this permission was belated, William Foster died the same year in Moscow.
Family
He was married to Esther Abramowitz.
Books
In Russian translation:
Foster William. "The waves of the workers' revolution in Germany, England, Italy and France in 1918-1921." Trans. from English M., "Red Nova", 1922.
Foster William. “Bankruptcy of Class Cooperation in America,” Per. from English Rostov n / a. - M., "Surf", 1923.
Foster William. The League of Trade Union Propaganda in America from English M., Profintern, 1924.
Foster William Z. “Profiles in S. A. S. Sh. (American trade union bureaucracy at work) ”Per. from English M., Publishing House of the Profintern, 1928.
Foster William Z. “Revolutionary trade union movement in S. A. S. Sh.” M., All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions, 1930.
Foster William. "The decline of world capitalism" Per. from English M., "Foreign Literature", 1951.
Foster William Z. "Essay on the Political History of America" Per. from English M., "Foreign Literature", 1953.
Foster William Z. “The Negro People in the History of America” Per. from English M., "Foreign Literature", 1955.
Foster William Z. "Essays on the World Trade Union Movement" Per. from English M., Profizdat, 1956.
Foster William Z. The October Revolution and the United States of America Per. from English M., Gospolitizdat, 1958.
Foster William Z. History of the Three Internationals. The international socialist and communist movement from 1848 to the present "Per. from English M., Gospolitizdat, 1959.
Foster William Z. “The Historical Progress of World Socialism” M., State Political Publishing House, 1961.
| Predecessor: Jay Lovestone | Communist Party Leader 1929-1934 | Successor: Earl Browder |