Cominform. / (ˈkɒmɪnˌfɔːm) / noun. short for Communist Information Bureau : established 1947 to exchange information among nine European Communist parties and coordinate their activities; dissolved in 1956.

What does Cominform mean?

Cominform, formally Communist Information Bureau, or Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers' Parties, Russian Informatsionnoye Byuro Kommunisticheskikh i Rabochikh Party, agency of international communism founded under Soviet auspices in 1947 and dissolved by Soviet initiative in 1956.

What was the Cominform purpose?

Cominform was officially established on 5 October 1947 with the intended purpose of coordinating actions between European communist parties under the direction of the Soviet Union.