The RIM is an internationally political formation which attempts to regroup the Maoists within the International Communist Movement. It was founded in 1984 by 13 parties and organizations, including the Communist Party of Peru (PCP). Although many of these organizations have ceased to exist, others have developed into the forefront of the new, great wave of world proletarian revolution, such as the PCP and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Despite the many problems it faces, the RIM represents a step fowards towards a new International. It is in that spirit that we put these documents here.
Here we post an extract from the PCP's The International Line (1988), which contains some observations about RIM and its leading Committee.
"Today, the Declaration has been repudiated by some as opportunist. Others assert that it is insufficient to resolve the burning problems that the revolution demands, and therefore, we should move on to a new declaration. The PCP believes that the RIM faces problems on various levels: On the ideological level, it needs to advance towards the understanding of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism. This advance is principal, and even political development hinges upon it. On the political level, it needs to advance in defining the fundamental contradictions, and the principal global contradiction, the question of the Third World War, that revolution is the principal tendency, and given an imperialist ware transforming it into people's war. In regards to construction, what political lines we must follow to achieve the formation of the International that we need, which must be the continuation of the glorious International Communist Movement. Concerning mass work, our points of departure are the slogans ‘The masses make history,' ‘It's right to rebel,' and ‘The colossal garbage heap' [of revisionism and opportunism that must be swept away--Trans.] and that the purpose of mass work is to initiate or develop people's war. In regards to leadership, it is key, requiring time for its formation, development, and recognition of authority. In regards to two-line struggle, it is not being handled as it should be. These are problems of development, but if they are not addressed justly and correctly, they can cause phenomena of disarticulation, and these negative possibilities necessarily cause us concern. We believe that the Committee of the RIM aims to impose the denomination of ‘Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tse-tung Thought,' trying to frame us within the Declaration, and thus resolve the problems of leadership of the Committee, which gives reason to believe in the existence of hegemonic tendencies.Taking this situation into account, we reaffirmed ourselves at the Fourth National Conference of the PCP in October 1986 to unfold ourselves as a fraction within the International Communist Movement in order to place Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, principally Maoism, as the command and guide of the world revolution. We call to: "Uphold, Defend, and Apply Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, Principally Maoism!" since only through this shall the international proletariat, through its Communist Parties, be able to lead the conquest of power and emancipate the oppressed so they can emancipate themselves as a class.
We are for the reconstitution of the Communist International, and we regard the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement as a step in that direction. It will serve this purpose as long as it bases itself upon and follows a just and correct ideological and political line.
The struggle to impose Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, principally Maoism, as the command and guide of world revolution will be long, complex and difficult, but in the end, the Marxist-Leninist-Maoists of the world shall succeed. Marxism has not taken a step forward in its life without struggle."
The Declaration of the RIM is the founding document of RIM. In 1993, the RIM took up Marxism-Leninism-Maoism as the new, third and superior stage of Marxism.
Member organizations of RIM in 1984:
Member organziations of RIM in 1993:
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A World to Win Magazine
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