| Revolutionary Internationalist Movement | |
| Colorcode: | red |
| Abbreviation: | RIM |
The Revolutionary Internationalist Movement (RIM) was an international communist organization founded in France in March 1984 by 17 various Maoist organizations around the world.[1] It sought to "struggle for the formation of a Communist International of a new type, based on Marxism–Leninism–Maoism".[2] The RIM appears to be defunct as are many of the founding organizations and many changed their names over the years, or have dropped active armed struggle.
From 1993 onwards the RIM believed that the experience gained from the People's War in Peru enabled the International Communist Movement "to further deepen [their] grasp of the proletarian ideology and on that basis take a far-reaching step, the recognition of Marxism–Leninism–Maoism as the new, third and higher stage of Marxism". This formulation caused a split in the Maoist movement, with the continued adherents of Mao Zedong Thought leaving RIM and congregating around the International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations.[3]
| Country | Native Name | English Name | Abbreviation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| حزب كمونيست (مائوئيست) افغانستان | Communist (Maoist) Party of Afghanistan | C(M)PA | ||
| পূর্ব বাংলার সর্বহারা পার্টি | Proletarian Party of East Bengal | PBSP | ||
| Partido Comunista Revolucionario | Revolutionary Communist Party (Chile) | PCR | ||
| Grupo Comunista Revolucionario de Colombia | Revolutionary Communist Group of Colombia | RCGC | ||
| Partido Comunista de Colombia (marxista-leninista), Comité Regional Mao Tsetung | Communist Party of Colombia (Marxist–Leninist), Mao Tsetung Regional Committee | CPC(ML)MTRC | ||
| Unión Comunista Revolucionaria | Revolutionary Communist Union | RCU | ||
| Gwoup Entènasyonalis Revolisyonè Ayisyen | Haitian Revolutionary Internationalist Group | HRIG | ||
| केंद्रीय पुनर्गठन समिति, भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी) | Central Reorganisation Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) | CRC, CPI(ML) | ||
| अग्रणी समिति, क्रांतिकारी कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी, भारत | Leading Committee, Revolutionary Communist Party, India | LC, RCP | ||
| اتحادیه کمونیستهای ایران | Union of Iranian Communists (Sarbedaran) | |||
| Collettivo Comunista Agit/Prop | Communist Collective of Agit/Prop | CCA/P | ||
| Organizzazione Comunista Proletaria, Marxista-Leninista | Proletarian Communist Organisation, Marxist–Leninist | PCO, ML | ||
| नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (मसाल) | Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) (historical) | CPN(M) | ||
| New Zealand Red Flag Group | NZFLG | |||
| Sendero Luminoso | Shining Path | SL | ||
| ලංකා කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය (මාඕවාදී)சிலோன் கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி (மாவோயிஸ்ட்) | Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist) | CPC(M) | ||
| Türkiye Komünist Partisi/Marksist-Leninist | Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist | TKP/ML | ||
| Nottingham Communist Group | ||||
| Stockport Communist Group | ||||
| Revolutionary Communist Party, USA | RCP | |||
A World to Win was published from 1981 to 2006 as the unofficial magazine of the Committee of RIM (CoRIM). Communist Party of India (Maoist) leader Ajith (Murali Kannampilly) was the editor of the magazine.[4]
The Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist–Leninist) has criticized the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement (RIM) for what it perceives as ultra-left revisionism, characterized by dogmatism and sectarianism. The party contends that RIM’s neglect of critical Maoist concepts, such as the mass line and the theory of the new democratic revolution, alongside a focus on Eurocentrism, detracts from the effectiveness of the global revolutionary movement. This criticism points to RIM’s strategies as being out of step with the practical demands of revolutionary activity, especially in the context of the Third World's class struggle.[5]