The Yugoslav Communist Group was an organization of Yugoslav revolutionaries in Russia, who had adopted a communist ideology. The group was affiliated to the Federation of Foreign Groups of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks).Riddell, John. Founding the Communist International: Proceedings and Documents of the 1. Congress, March 1919. New York: Anchor Foundation, 1987. p. 408 The organization began publishing the newspaper Revolucija in 1917.Mitrović, Andrej. Serbia's Great War, 1914-1918. West Lafayette, Ind: Purdue University Press, 2007. p. 298
The group was represented by Ilija Milkić at the founding congress of the Communist International in March 1919. Milkić participated as a consultative delegate.DELEGATES TO THE FOUNDING CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL At the time of the congress of the Communist International, the Yugoslav Communist Group had 112 members.
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