Leon Trotsky 
Leon Trotsky 
Writings in Exile

Leon Trotsky was a key political figure of the twentieth century – a leader of the Russian Revolution, founder of the Red Army, author of books on literature, history, morality and politics.



Leon Trotsky: Writings in Exile contains some of his most insightful and penetrating works. Thrown out of Russia by Stalin, Trotsky settled in Mexico, and turned to the only weapon he had left – words. In these writings he defends the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, warns prophetically of fascism and analyses anti-colonial movements in the global south.



This collection gives a sense of the real Trotsky – passionate, humanist, Marxist.

Table of Content

Contents

Introduction

Section 1: Revolutionary Russia and Bureaucratic Dictatorship

1. In Defense of October

2. Stalinism and Bolshevism

3. Letter to Soviet Workers

Section 2: Fascism and United Front

4. What Is National Socialism

5. Letter to a German Worker (United Front for Defense)

6. Lessons of Spain

Section 3: Anti-Imperialism and National Struggle

7. Closer to the Proletarians of Colored Races

8. The Chinese Revolution

9. Letter to the Workers of India

10. Mexico and British Imperialism

11. Nationalized Industry

12. On Black Nationalism (excerpts)

Section 4: Summing Up, Looking to the Future

13. Transitional Program (excerpts)

14. Trade Unions in the Epoch of Imperialist Decay

15. Testament

Notes

Index

About the author

Paul Le Blanc is a long-time activist and Professor of History at La Roche College, Pennsylvania. He is the author of many books, including Lenin and the Revolutionary Party, From Marx to Gramsci and The Living Flame: The Revolutionary Passion of Rosa Luxemburg.