What is Second International?
The '''Second International''' (1889–1916) was an organization created on July 14, 1889, by [[socialism|socialist]] and labour parties who wanted to work together for international socialism. It continued the work of the [[First International]], which stopped being an organization in [[1886]]. However, it did not include the still-powerful [[anarcho-syndicalism|anarcho-syndicalist movement]] and [[trade union]]s. Among the Second International's most famous actions were its 1889 declaration of [[May 1]] as [[International Labor Day]] and its 1910 declaration of [[March 8]] as [[International Women's Day]]. The International's permanent executive and information body was the International Socialist Bureau (ISB). It was located in [[Brussels]] and formed after the International's Paris Congress of 1900. Emile Vandervelde and Camille Huysmans of the [[Belgian Labour Party]] were its chair and secretary. [[Vladimir Lenin]] was a member from 1905. Dadabhai Nauroji attended its Paris commune in 1906. [[category:International organizations]] [[Category:1889 establishments]] [[Category:Political organizations]] [[Category:1916 disestablishments]] {{politics-stub}}