Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1879-11-07 - 1940-08-21
Biography
Leon Trotsky was a Soviet revolutionary, Marxist theorist and politician whose particular strain of Marxist thought is known as Trotskyism. Trotsky took part in the 1917 October Revolution, immediately becoming a leader within the Communist Party. He was one of the seven members of the first Politburo.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Trotskyism - Stalinism - Socialism, Undated
Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.2.67
Scope and Contents
"We received a letter from one of our readers in which he asks us the following questions: What is the real reason for your oppositioin to Trotskyism? And if you condemn Trotsky, why do you oppose the Stalinists who are persecuting him? Let us try once more to formulate our position in this matter...." Transcription of an article, translated from the Polish, appearing in [Mrysol], an organ of the Bund, and written by Alter].
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