Laurence "Laurie" Aarons ( born Laurence "Laurie" Aarons , August 19, 1917 , Sydney - February 7, 2005 ) - Australian politician, National Secretary of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) in 1965-76.
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Biography
Born in a German-Jewish family. His father was a member of the CPA and a veteran of the Spanish Civil War . Joined the CPA in 1936 . In the 1950s, in the wake of the diminishing influence of the CPA in Australia, he became the leader of an inner-party group that advocated radical changes in the Communist Party. Members of this group, who were fans of the leader of the Italian Communist Party, Palmiro Tolyatti , received the nickname "Italians".
The Communist Party of Australia during the Soviet-Chinese confrontation split into a pro-Chinese and pro-Soviet wing. The leader of the latter was Aarons, who in 1965 replaced Lawrence Sharkey as national secretary of the CPA. Aarons, a former proponent of liberal reforms by N. S. Khrushchev , after his resignation, went into opposition to the Soviet regime, which became even tougher after the suppression of the Prague Spring . In 1969, at a meeting of representatives of communist and workers parties in Moscow, he sharply criticized the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and the Brezhnev course as a whole. As a result, in 1971, the pro-Soviet elements, which took the name Socialist Party of Australia , broke away from the CPA.
In the 1970s, he became a supporter of Eurocommunism and tried to create a “united front” of various left forces against the Vietnam War , but could not get closer to the new left . However, the CPA continued to lose its influence, and Aarons left his post in 1976, however, continuing to influence its activities. In his declining years, he continued to write books and articles. Starting in 1984, the actual leader of the CPA was Lori’s son, Brian Aarons.