Modern German historiography of the Comintern

Aim. To analyse the assessments of the Comintern policy by German historians at the present stage (since the early 1990s). Methodology. Publications devoted to the activities of the Comintern that fit the specified criteria were studied, several groups of researchers were formed depending on their assessments: the opinions are arranged in accordance with the internal logic of the article. Results. The analysis showed that the majority of German historians believe that the Comintern actively interfered in the internal affairs of the German Communist Party: this was manifested during the events of March 1921 and October 1923, as well as during the implementation of the “class against class” tactics. On the other hand, a number of researchers come to the conclusion that the ultra-left policy of the GCP was initiated “from below”; during the years of implementing the “class against class” tactics, the GCP took a number of measures without coordinating them with the Comintern. Research implications. For the first time, the research material on this topic has been summarized. The problems of studying the relationship of the Comintern with the communist parties (mainly the Communist Party of Germany) have been updated.