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They were formed as a Communist party in opposition to Stalinism in 1935 by Andres Nin and Joaquin Maurin . They were heavily influenced by the thinking of Leon Trotsky, in particular his Permanent Revolution thesis.
They were larger than the official Communist party in Catalonia and Valencia and highly critical of the Popular Front strategy, but they did take part in the Spanish Popular Front initiated by the leader of Acción Republicana , Manuel AzañaManuel Azana Diaz (Alcala de Henares (Madrid), Spain, 1880 Montauban, France, 1940) was the second and last President of the Second Spanish Republic. He had previously served as Minister of War in the first government of the Second Spanish Republic (April. The POUM tried to implement some of its radical policies as part of the Popular Front government but these were resisted by the more moderate factions. This political disagreement would cause Nin to leave the government.
During the Spanish Civil War the party began to grow in popularity and alongside the anarchist National Confederation of Workers (CNT) commanded the support of most of the proletariat in the zone not controlled by the fascists during the war. The BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly author George OrwellGeorge Orwell was the pen name of British author Eric Arthur Blair ( 25 June 1903 21 January 1950). Noted as a political and cultural commentator, Orwell is among the most widely admired English-language essayists of the twentieth century, though he is be, a member of the Independent Labour PartyThe Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a former political party in the United Kingdom. The party was formed in 1893 making it one of the earliest democratic socialist political parties operating in the United Kingdom. Its founder chairman was James Keir H fought alongside POUM forces in the civil war, an experience recounted vividly in his book Homage to CataloniaHomage to Catalonia is George Orwell's personal account of the Spanish Civil War, written in the first person. The first edition was published in 1938. Orwell was in Spain from December 1936 to June 1937. Summary of chapters It should be noted that the fo.
The POUM's support of Trotsky and opposition to Josef Stalin caused huge ruptures between them and the Communist Party of SpainThe Communist Party of Spain Partido Comunista de Espana or PCE) is the third largest political party of Spain. It leads the coalition Izquierda Unida (IU, United Left) and has influence in the largest union of Spain, Workers' Commissions (CC. The first c, still unswervingly loyal to the Third International. These divisions manifested itself in actual fighting between their supporters.
These divisions between the forces supporting the Popular Front allegedly aided Francisco Franco in winning the civil war.