 In opposition to Bordiga, Gramsci supported the "Arditi del Popolo", a militant anti-fascist group which struggled against the Blackshirts.Gramsci would be a leader of the party from its inception but was subordinate to Bordiga, whose emphasis on discipline, centralism and purity of principles dominated the party's programme until he lost the leadership in 1924.In 1922, Gramsci travelled to Russia as a representative of the new party.