▁Pe asant ▁Council ▁were ▁held ▁— ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁formal ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁organization ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁formation ▁was ▁A . ▁P . ▁Sm ir nov , ▁although ▁D ą bal ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁leading ▁public ▁sp okes man . ▁Sm ir nov ▁remained ▁in ▁place ▁as ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁chief ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Sm ir nov ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁official ▁of ▁the ▁Pe asant ▁International ▁by ▁Bulgar ian ▁Commun ist ▁Vas il ▁K olar ov , ▁long ▁a ▁top ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁Com intern . ▁K olar ov ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁the ▁organization ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁K rest intern . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁ ▁The ▁K rest intern ▁initially ▁sought ▁to ▁build ▁common ▁cause ▁with ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁Pe as ants ▁Union , ▁an ▁organization ▁established ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁by ▁two ▁former ▁minister s ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Aleks and ar ▁St amb oli y ski ▁following ▁his ▁government ' s ▁over throw ▁by ▁a ▁military ▁coup ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁minister s , ▁K . ▁Tod or ov , ▁travel led ▁to ▁Moscow ▁early ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁where ▁he ▁conducted ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Georg