Communist Party, Socialist, and Trades Union Literature This collection contains periodicals, pamphlets, leaflets and other printed papers, mainly issued by, or relating to the Communist Party and other related organisations, c.1886 - 1997. Periodicals represented in the collection include The Communist International, 1929 - 1939; The Communist Review, 1921 - 1992; Discussion, 1936; Labour, 1939 - 1945; The Labour Monthly; 1926 - 1965; The Left Review, 1935; The Plebs, 1925, 1959; and University Forward, 1942. The pamphlets cover a wide range of topics, from general commentary re. Communist philosophy and Socialism towards more specific matters of interest, such as the British Movement against War and Fascism, Imperialism, Scottish nationalism, working conditions, Trade Unions, and the Labour Party. There is also good coverage of international issues, in particular, commentary on the Socialist regimes in Korea, the Soviet Union, Hungary, Poland and other East European countries, and the Spanish Civil War. The literature collected by Aberdeen Trades Council includes material issued by or relating to various trade union congresses and councils in Scotland and Soviet Russia. The literature collected by Aberdeen Communist Party includes congress resolutions and reports of the Communist Party of Great Britain and annual conference material for the Labour Party. c 1886-1997