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Trotsky and the Problem of Soviet Bureaucracy
During the twentieth century the problem of post-revolutionary bureaucracy emerged as the most pressing theoretical and political concern confronting Marxism. No one contributed more to the discussion of this question than Leon Trotsky. In Trotsky and the Problem of Soviet Bureaucracy, Thomas M. Twiss traces the development of Trotsky’s thinking on this issue from the first years after the Bolshevik Revolution through the Moscow Trials of the 1930s. Throughout, he examines how Trotsky’s perception of events influenced his theoretical understanding of the problem, and how Trotsky’s theory reciprocally shaped his analysis of political developments. Additionally, Twiss notes both strengths and weaknesses of Trotsky’s theoretical perspective at each stage in its development.
Leon Trotsky and the Organizational Principles of the Revolutionary Party
This is the first comprehensive examination of Leon Trotsky's view on revolutionary organizational principles, and the dynamic interplay of democratic initiative and principled centralism. Mostly in his own words, these writings are grounded in Trotsky's experience in Russia's revolutionary movement, as a leader of the International Left Opposition and Fourth International.
US Trotskyism 1928-1965. Part I: Emergence
U.S. Trotskyism 1928-1965. Part I: Emergence -- Left Opposition in the United States is the first of a documentary trilogy on a revolutionary socialist split-off from the U.S. Communist Party, reflecting Leon Trotsky’s confrontation with Stalinism in the global Communist movement. Spanning 1928 to 1940, this volume surveys important U.S. labor struggles in the 1930s, early efforts to comprehend the so-called “Negro Question,” and substantial contributions to the study history and the development of Marxist theory. Also covered are confrontations and convergences with other currents on the Left, internal debates and splits among Trotskyists themselves, and repressive efforts by the U.S. government in the first Smith Act Trial. Scholars and activists will find much of interest in these primary sources.
Trotsky in Mexico
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Leon Trotsky
Trotsky remains one of the most fascinating and controversial figures of modern history. This accessible book traces his turbulent life from his birth in a Ukrainian village, through his revolutionary apprenticeship under Lenin, to his ascent to the pinnacle of power as organizer of the Bolshevik Revolution and founder of the Red Army, through his political defeat and exile at the hands of Stalin, to his subsequent attempts to forge a new revolutionary movement and his ultimate assassination in Mexico. Special attention is devoted to an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of Trotsky's theoretical perspectives on such questions as the dynamics of revolution in backward countries, the rise of fascism, and the problem of Soviet bureaucracy, and to a critical assessment of the significance of his life and thought for today.
Leon Trotsky
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US Trotskyism 1928-1965
U.S. Trotskyism 1928-1965. Part II: Endurance: The Coming American Revolutionis the second of a documentary trilogy on a revolutionary socialist split-off from the U.S. Communist Party, reflecting Leon Trotsky's confrontation with Stalinism in the global Communist movement. Spanning 1941 to 1956, this volume surveys the Second World War (internationally and on the 'homefront'), the momentous post-war strike wave, ongoing efforts to comprehend and struggle against racism, as well as the early years of the Cold War and anti-Communist repression in the United States. Also covered are internal debates and splits among Trotskyists themselves, including a far-reaching split in the international Trotskyist movement (the Fourth International) in the face of a persistent and expanding Stalinism. Scholars and activists will find much of interest in these primary sources.
