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The fifth volume of Selections from the works of Leon Trotsky. Trotsky's works reveal his struggle to preserve revolutionary ideals, his criticism of Stalinism and his belief in a world socialist revolution.
The New Course (1923): In this work, Leon Trotsky analyzes the internal conflicts in the Bolshevik Party after Lenin's illness, criticizing the growth of bureaucratization and centralism. He advocates greater democracy within the party, emphasizing the role of the working class in decision-making. Trotsky warned of the danger of alienating the party from the masses, predicting the authoritarian tendencies that would later characterize Stalinism. The work is crucial for understanding Trotsky's struggle against bureaucratic degeneration.
On Lenin (1924–1925): Written after Lenin's death, this work is Trotsky's biographical and political analysis of Lenin's life and work. Trotsky highlights Lenin's revolutionary genius, his ability to adapt Marxism to Russian conditions and his key role in the October Revolution. Through personal memories, Trotsky portrays Lenin as a strategist and a man, but also defends his cooperation with him, opposing the Stalinist distortions of Lenin's legacy.
The Distorted Revolution (1936): Part of a collection, this work criticizes Stalinist policies and the bureaucratization of the USSR, which Trotsky sees as a betrayal of the October Revolution. He analyzes economic and social problems, such as the ineffectiveness of collectivization and repression, and advocates permanent revolution as a path to global socialism. Trotsky claims that the Soviet bureaucracy has become a new elite, opposed to the interests of the proletariat.
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