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The Left Opposition, 1927

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Trotsky's theory of Permanent Revolution is one of the most misrepresented Marxist ideas. This video is a great place to start to understand what Permanent Revolution is actually about, and why it is relevant to communists still.

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The October revolution laid the foundation of a new culture, taking everybody into consideration, and for that very reason immediately acquiring international significance. Even supposing for a moment that owing to unfavourable circumstances and hostile blows the Soviet regime should be temporarily overthrown, the inexpungable imprint of the October revolution would nevertheless remain upon the whole future development of mankind.

Leon Trotsky , The History of the Russian Revolution

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Happy 145th birthday to the co-leader of the Russian Revolution, Leon Trotsky!

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RUSSIA'S NEWEST BOSS: This is the Bolsheviki leader who turned the coup that ousted Kerensky and gave the extremists the upper hand in Petrograd, if not in Russia. This picture was taken in New York, where Trotzky spent three months as acting editor of the Russian Socialist paper, Novy Mir.

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1921

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But the facts of every passing day demonstrate to us that Zionism is incapable of resolving the Jewish question. The conflict between the Jews and Arabs in Palestine acquires a more and more tragic and more and more menacing character. I do not at all believe that the Jewish question can be resolved within the framework of rotting capitalism and under the control of British imperialism.

January 18, 1937

The attempt to solve the Jewish question through the migration of Jews to Palestine can now be seen for what it is, a tragic mockery of the Jewish people. Interested in winning the sympathies of the Arabs who are more numerous than the Jews, the British government has sharply altered its policy toward the Jews, and has actually renounced its promise to help them found their “own home” in a foreign land. The future development of military events may well transform Palestine into a bloody trap for several hundred thousand Jews. Never was it so clear as it is today that the salvation of the Jewish people is bound up inseparably with the overthrow of the capitalist system.

July, 1940

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You know that list of things police infiltrators do to left-wing groups to derail them? It includes things like open up debates over petty things like wording and the agenda.

Anyone know what I'm talking about and can link me to it?

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I'm so hyped for this

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Esteban Volkov, Trotsky's grandson, has, sadly, passed away at the age of 97.

The death of Esteban Volkov signifies the disappearance of the last remaining physical link with Leon Trotsky. But it by no means signifies the end of the struggle that Trotsky began, and to whose continuation Esteban Volkov contributed in no small way. It is the proud claim of the International Marxist Tendency that we are the continuers of this great revolutionary tradition, and we pledge ourselves, over the grave of Esteban Volkov, to continue this fight to the very end.

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The ML discourse is really fuckin bad on here

Yeah some of it crossed my dash the other day despite my efforts to avoid it.

I saw someone slandering perm rev and of course they didn't understand what it is. Can't get any more classically ML than that.

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can you tell some other blogs on tumblr who posts about marxist theory?

Nope, sorry.

Tbh I am not too active on tumblr anymore and mostly follow fandom blogs. But I don't recommend getting your theory from Tumblr anyways.

I do recommend marxist.com, they have a bunch of stuff on current events and theory, just look around.

Also check out marxists.org

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