ABSTRACT
The Parti communiste algerien (PCA) organized its activities around a line co-defined by local militants and the international communist movement, and was also a space for creative socializing. During the colonial period, the political line followed by the Algerian communists was built on a framework with different angles. Within both the PCA and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, there were differences about which attitude to adopt. Being a communist in Algeria in the 20th century meant having to face great adversity. In addition to the French and then Algerian authorities, who considered them on several occasions as dangers or even enemies, the communists sometimes clashed violently with other political movements whether they were French or Algerian. From 1946 onwards, the youth and student movements used a more radical anti-colonialist vocabulary than the PCA leadership.
