Leon Trotsky
Russian revolutionary and theorist whose Literature and Revolution addressed the relationship between Marxism and artistic creation. The Revolution Betrayed analyzed the degeneration of the Soviet state under Stalin. He was assassinated in Mexico City by a Stalinist agent.
Works
- The Revolution BetrayedMarxist analysis of how Stalin's Soviet Union deviated from revolutionary principles
- Literature and RevolutionEssays examining cultural and artistic developments during revolutionary transformation
- History of the Russian RevolutionComprehensive history of the 1917 Russian Revolution and its consequences
- My LifeAutobiography of the revolutionary's rise, struggle, and exile
- Terrorism and CommunismDefense of revolutionary violence versus liberal arguments for democratic reform
- The History of the Russian RevolutionComprehensive history of the 1917 Russian Revolution and its consequences
- Results and ProspectsAnalysis of permanent revolution theory and its strategic implications