Written in the white heat of revolutionary Russia’s Civil War, Trotsky’s Terrorism and Communism is one of the most potent defenses of revolutionary dictatorship. In his provocative commen
With the revolution of 1917, the Russian people transformed their country into a workers' republic - but less than a decade later, Stalin and his bureaucrats seized power, leading to the state's corru
This volume reproduces two speeches by Leon Trotsky (1879-1940), delivered shortly after V.I. Lenin's death and prior to Trotsky's expulsion from the Bolshevik Party. The first, "Perspectives of World
Whether calling for an end to the capitalist system, addressing the crowds after the Russian Revolution, or attacking Stalin during his years of exile, Trotsky’s speeches give an extraordinary insight
This volume collects materials written by Leon Trotsky in 1939-1940 on ideological and political debates that were then raging within the Socialist Workers Party in the United States. As the introduct
Leon Trotsky's 1905despite long being out of printhas remained the central point of reference for those looking to understand the rising of workers, peasants, and soldiers that nearly unseated the Tsa
When Lenin died and the Russian Revolution began to devour its leaders, Trotsky survived longer than most as an exile in Mexico, until his assassination in 1940. The Essential Trotsky, first published
First Published in 1926, Where is Britain Going? focuses on the historical factors and circumstances which were to define Britain’s development in the midst of social unrest at that time. The book con
First Published in 1926, Towards Socialism or Capitalism? considers how the socialised economy of Soviet Russia, isolated in a capitalist world after Lenin’s death, faced acute dangers. Trotsky and th
This priceless historical document by the Bolshevik leader features firsthand accounts from the top levels of the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917. Trotsky chronicles the struggle to consolidate a
This volume collects essays by prominent communist theoretician Leon Trotsky on the role of trade unions in capitalism and its overthrow that were written between 1920 and 1940, as well as a prologue,
Part of a 12 volume set chronologically reproducing the writings of communist leader and theorist Leon Trotsky during the years of exile from 1929 to 1940, this volume collects writings from his month
When Lenin died and the Russian Revolution began to devour its leaders, Trotsky survived longer than most as an exile in Mexico, until his assassination in 1940.The Essential Trotsky, first published