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The First 5 Years of the Communist International by Leon Trotsky is a politics available to read on EtoBox.
What is The First 5 Years of the Communist International about?
During its early years the Communist (or Third) International represented the revolutionary aspirations of socialists around the world. Leon Trotsky, principal organizer of the Red Army and Lenin's close collaborator, drafted many of the most important statements of this international body. The speeches, manifestos, and other writings contained in these two volumes cover such crucial questions as: the character of imperialism; the nature of reformism; the policy of the united front; the nature of the revolutionary party; and the emerging struggle for national liberation.Following these early years, Stalin gained control of the Third International, helped turn it away from its revolutionary course, and attempted to cover up all traces of Trotsky's contributions. This compilation is especially valuable because it helps to restore Trotsky to his rightful place in the history of the Third International — as, with Lenin, one of its chief inspirers during this period of tremendous revolutionary ferment.
Who reads The First 5 Years of the Communist International?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Leon Trotsky
- Publisher
- Monad Press; distributed by Pathfinder Press
- Published
- 1972
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780913460108
- Category
- politics
- Subjects
- History, Russian & Soviet History, Political Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25