On Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 09:08 AM, Mark Baugher wrote: > > The problem with this narrative is that Trotsky, like Lenin and the other > party leaders, failed to support the "Democratic Centralists" and the > "Workers Opposition" movements inside the party to fight against the > centralism of the party, it's merger with the state, and the privileges > that many of the Bolshevik leaders and their families assumed as soon as > they had the opportunity. Trotsky, Lenin, and the bulk of the Bolshevik > leadership also supported the violent suppression of the Kronstadt > rebellion, which demanded the following reforms.
Yes, that's half the problem. The problem with The Revolution Betrayed, is the problem of the revolution itself-- it could not be completed without the international advance of the revolution into Europe. Uneven and combined development determined that the revolution had to be proletarian. Uneven and combined development determined that the proletarian revolution could not overcome the legacy of archaic, pre-capitalist relations, particularly the low productivity in agriculture, within national boundaries. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34553): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34553 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109913252/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
