Jay Lovestone | |
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| Born | Jacob Liebstein December 15, 1897 Molchad, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | March 7, 1990 New York City, New York, United States |
| Political orientation | Bukharinism American exceptionalism |
Jay Lovestone (December 15, 1897 – March 7, 1990) was a Statesian political activist and leader of the CPUSA's right opposition. He became executive secretary of the party for two years after C. E. Ruthenberg's death in 1927 and formed an alliance with Bukharin in the Soviet Union. He developed the theory of American exceptionalism and claimed that the USA would not experience economic crises like other capitalist countries. He also opposed self-determination for the Black Belt. The Central Executive Committee expelled Lovestone and his supporters from the CPUSA in 1929.[1]