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Leon Trotsky

''The History of the Russian Revolution'' by Leon Trotsky is a monumental three-volume historical masterwork published in 1930 that chronicles the seismic political upheavals of 1917. It stands out uniquely in world literature because it is a rigorous, deeply analytical account written by an individual who was a primary leader and central strategist of the events themselves. Trotsky drafted the entire massive work within a year while living in political exile on the Turkish island of Prink...

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Leon Trotsky

"In a word, if in the pacific and 'organic' period (before the war) one could still live on the revenue from a few ready-made abstractions, in our time each new event forcefully brings home the most important law of the dialectic: The truth is always concrete." — TrotskyThe inter-war years were a time of deep crisis, class struggle and revolutionary opportunities.The economic crisis produced a crisis of democracy itself. The ruling class, with nothing to offer, ran out of m...

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Leon Trotsky

"Our Revolution: Essays on Working-Class and International Revolution, 1904-1917" is a collection of essays by Leon Trotsky that delves into the dynamics of revolutionary movements and the struggles of the working class during a pivotal period in history. Trotsky, a key figure in the Russian Revolution, articulates the necessity of international solidarity among workers and critiques the failures of various socialist movements. His writings reflect a deep understanding of the socio-politic...

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Leon Trotsky

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Rose Strunsky

Literature and Revolution, written by the founder and commander of the Red Army, Leon Trotsky, in 1924 and first published in 1925, represents a compilation of essays that Trotsky drafted during the summers of 1922 and 1923.This book is a classic work of literary criticism from the Marxist standpoint. By discussing the various literary trends that were around in Russia between the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, Trotsky analyses the concrete forces in society, both progressive as well...

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Leon Trotsky

''The Revolution Betrayed'' explores the fate of the Russian Revolution after Lenin's death. Written in 1936 and published the following year, this brilliant and profound evaluation of Stalinism from the Marxist standpoint prophesied the collapse of the Soviet Union and subsequent related events. The effects of the October Revolution led to the establishment of a nationalized planned economy, demonstrating the practicality of socialism for the first time. By the 1930s, however, the Soviet ...

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Karl Marx, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Peter Kropotkin, Emma Goldman, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky

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Peter Coates, Kenneth Elliot, Mark Bowen, Andrew Roberts

This book contains the fundamental works of Marxism, Anarchism and Bolshevism:The Communist Manifesto, originally the Manifesto of the Communist Party, by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels;Reform or Revolution by Rosa Luxemburg;The Conquest of Bread by the Russian anarcho-communist Peter Kropotkin;Anarchism: What it Really Stands For by Emma Goldman;The State and Revolution by Vladimir Lenin;Fascism: What It Is and How To Fight It by Leon Trotsk...

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Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky was a Ukrainian-Russian Marxist revolutionary, political theorist and politician. Ideologically a communist, he developed a variant of Marxism which has become known as Trotskyism.His politics differed from some aspects from those of Stalin or Mao Zedong, most importantly in his rejection of the theory of Socialism in one country and his declaring of the need for an international "permanent revolution."This book contains: Trotsky on Lenin, My Life, The Revolution...

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Trotsky, Leon

"My Life" is an autobiography written by Leon Trotsky, a prominent figure in the Russian Revolution and a key leader of the Bolshevik Party. In this compelling memoir, Trotsky chronicles his remarkable journey from his early years as a Ukrainian Jewish boy to becoming one of the most influential figures in Soviet history. He recounts his involvement in revolutionary activities, his experiences as a political organizer and military leader during the October Revolution, and his role in shapi...

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Leon Trotsky

Trotsky's Stalin is unique in Marxist literature in that it attempts to explain some of the most decisive events of the 20th century, not just in terms of epoch-making economic and social transformations, but in the individual psychology of one of the protagonists in a great historical drama. It is a fascinating study of the way in which the peculiar character of an individual, his personal traits and psychology, interacts with great events.How did it come about that Stalin, who be...

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Leon Trotsky

This early work by Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains his analysis of Socialism, the Soviet State and Economics of Russia during the early twentieth century. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in Russian history and the politics of Trotsky. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing thes...

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Leon Trotsky

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Leon Trotsky was a key political figure of the twentieth century – a leader of the Russian Revolution, founder of the Red Army, author of books on literature, history, morality and politics.Leon Trotsky: Writings in Exile contains some of his most insightful and penetrating works. Thrown out of Russia by Stalin, Trotsky settled in Mexico, and turned to the only weapon he had left – words. In these writings he defends the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, warns prophetically of fascism and...

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Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky, born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army. After leading a failed struggle of the Left Opposition against the policies and rise of Joseph Stalin in the 1920s and the increasing role of bureaucracy in the Soviet Union, Trotsky was successively removed from power, expelled from the Communist Party, deported from the Soviet Union and assassinated on Stalin's orders. An early ...