Leon Trotsky, Permanent Revolution

337 Pages·2015·7.15 MB·English

The Permanent Revolution
&? results and prospects
Leon Trotsky

The PermanentR evolution

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Revolution
& resulatnsd p rospects
LeonT rotsky
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Contents
INTRODUCTION 7
Editor'Nsote 29
RESULTSA ND PROSPECTS
Preface to theR eissue of thisWork 33
ResualnPtdrs o spects 41
1Th.e P eculioRfa ursistHiiiaesnst oDreivceallo p4m2 ent
2Th.e T owannsCd a pital 52
3 1789 - ] 848- ]9 05 59
4 Revolution andth eProl etariat 70
5Th.e P roleitnPa orwiaeanrttd h Pee asantry7 7
6Th.e P roleRteagriimaen 83
7.Th eP rereqoufSi oscliiitsaems 91
8 WorkAe rs' Governmenti nR ussiaan dS ocialism JJ O
9E.u roapnRede volution 117
10Th.eS tugrglef roP ow(e1r9) 15 127
THEP ERMANENTR EVOLUTION
Introdtuotc hFteii (roRsnut s Esdiiatni)o n 137
Introductinot oth eG ermanE dition J5 8
1Th.e E nofrcNeadt oufThri eWs o rka,n IdtA si m 175
2Th.e P ermaRneevnotl iuNsto iat"o Lne baytp h"e
Prolebtuattrh Rieea cto,n storftu hNceat tiioonn
undtehLre ed aesrhoitfpeh P roletariat19 8
3Th.r eEel emoetfnh t"esD ecmroaDtiicct atorship":
ClasTsaesaskn,sPd o litical Mech2a1n1 ics
4W.h aDti tdh Thee oryo tfh Pee rmaRneevnotl ution
Lool.ikke inPract ice? 23J
5W.a tsh "eD emocDriacttiactR oeraslhiiinOzp ue"rd
CounItSfr,oy W ?h en? 253
6O.n t hSekip pingo fH istoSrtiacgaels 269
7.W haDto etshS el oogfa nDt emhoec ratic
DictatMoeraTsnoh difapoty rh E ea st? 275
8 FromM arxism toPa cifism 294
9E.p ilogue 305
10 What ist hep ermanenRte volution'
Basic Postulates 3lD
GLOSSARY 316
INDEX
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INTRODUCTION
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