Mikhail Bakunin was expelled from the First International.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Multiple sources agree that Bakunin was expelled from the First International, most commonly at the 1872 Hague Congress after his rivalry with Marx. One encyclopedia gives 1870, a date discrepancy that does not affect the core claim, and the extracted wording faithfully paraphrases the passage's 'kicked out'.
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… Then woe to him who makes the mistake of displeasing it. Now, that actually was quoted disapprovingly by Draper in his article. And Bakunin said that Marx and Lenin, uh, Marx and Engels, were on the, uh, Rothschild payroll. He said it many times. That's why he got kicked out of the First International. Now, you have a man of Karl Marx's stature, Bakunin's stature, and, as far as the left is concerned, saying this kind of thing. …
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Supports. Britannica states that at the 1872 Hague congress Marx secured the expulsion of Bakunin and his followers from the International.[3]
Supports. Wikipedia and Research Starters (EBSCO) both report that Bakunin was expelled from the First International in 1872 after losing a power struggle with Marx.[4][5]
Supports. Charactorium's biography and a PM Press post both describe Bakunin's expulsion from the First International in 1872.[6][7]
Supports. Encyclopedia.com says Bakunin was finally expelled from the communist world organization, though it dates the expulsion to 1870 rather than 1872.[8]
Context. Full Fact and Snopes results in the set do not address Bakunin's expulsion and are not relevant to grading this claim.[1][2]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 6 not rated
- 1United States - Full Factfullfact.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2History Archives - Snopes.comsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Mikhail Bakunin | Russian Anarchist, Revolutionary ...britannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Mikhail Bakunin - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Bakunin's Social Democratic Alliance | History | Research Startersebsco.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Mikhail Bakunin (1814 — 1876) : biography, quotes and works ...charactorium.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Postx.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Bakunin, Mikhail Alexandrovichencyclopedia.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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