One might also cite quite a few instances where Communists were taken unawares by the fascist coup. Remember Bulgaria, where the leadership of our Party, took up a "neutral," but in fact opportunist, position with regard to the coup d'état of June 9, 1923...

Ch. 1, Is the Victory of Fascism Inevitable ?. - The Fascist Offensive and the Tasks of the Communist International in the Struggle of the Working Class against Fascism