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The essay critically analyzes Silvio Pons’ volume I comunisti e gli altri. Besides finding merit in the new findings and methodological approaches of Pons’ book — particularly referencing the author’s use of transnational rather than strictly diplomatic narrative — the essay also offers a comparative examination of other contributions and indications for possible further studies that could improve our understanding of the interplay between the internal and international impact of the Italian Communist Party.