When the Nazis came to power in 1933, Germany became the center of world reaction, the main focus of preparation for war in Europe. The most reactionary forces in the world have become more active, including fascism in other countries. In this difficult international situation, it was necessary not only to rally all the anti-war forces abroad, but also to strengthen their unity of action, solidarity with the Soviet people in the struggle for peace, and prevention of fascist military aggression. The importance of this solidarity increased markedly in the first half of the 1930s, when the Soviet Union became one of the most developed countries in the world and began to play an important role in the international arena. As noted in the resolution of the Seventh Congress of the Communist International (1935), " with the victory of socialism, the USSR became a great state-political, economic and cultural force influencing world politics, became the center of attraction and unity of all peoples, countries and even states interested in preserving international peace, and became a bulwark of the working people of all countries against the threat of a powerful tool for rallying the working people of the whole world against world reaction. " 1 In this connection, the mass movement of working people and progressive society for strengthening unity of action with the Soviet people in the struggle for peace and creating a broad anti-war, anti-fascist front grew and strengthened in foreign countries. Soviet historical literature covers the anti-war activities of the Comintern, communist parties, and progressive mass organizations, as well as their struggle to unite anti-war and anti-fascist forces .2 A number of works deal with the struggle of the working people of capitalist countries for peace in the pre-war years .3 At the same time in on- 1 Resolutions of the VII World Congress of the Communist International, Moscow, 1935, p. 41. 2 See: Communists in the Struggle for Democrat ... Read more