During the 1930s, the Comintern (Communist International)

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During the 1930s, the Comintern became an organ of Soviet foreign policy and was heavily manipulated by Stalin to promote his own interests. Its purpose was to spread communist ideology and support revolutionary movements around the world. However, its actions were heavily influenced by the Soviet Union's national interests, and any deviation from the party line could result in accusations of deviationism and expulsion. Trotsky, who had been expelled from the Soviet Union in 1929, was a vocal critic of Stalin and his control of the Comintern.