,LEON ,TROTSKY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,LIV+ ,M>XISM1 ,FALL #a#i#d2  
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK2  
,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY ,GE(F ,TRAU<1 ,AUGU/ #b#e4 

,) ,LEON ,TROTSKY !RE PASS$ AWAY ! LA/ ( ! GREAT 
LEAD]S ( BOL%EVISM4 ,IT WAS HIS ACTIVITY DUR+ ! LA/ FIFTE5 YE>S ?AT 
KEPT ALIVE SOME ( ! ORIG9AL CONT5T ( ! ,BOL%EVIK IDEOLOGY -- ! 
GREAT WEAPON = TRANS=M+ BACKW>D ,RUSSIA 9TO ITS PRES5T 
/ATE-CAPITALI/IC =M4 

,AS ALL M5 >E WIS] 9 PRACTICE ?AN 9 !ORY1 SO ALSO ,TROTSKY BY HIS 
ACCOMPLI%M5TS A*IEVES F> GREAT] IMPORTANCE ?AN ?R\< HIS 
RATIONALIZATIONS ?AT ACCOMPANI$ !M4 ,NEXT TO ,L591 HE WAS )\T D\BT ! 
GREATE/ FIGURE ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,H[EV]1 ! NE$ = LEAD]S LIKE 
,L59 & ,TROTSKY1 & ! EFFECT !SE LEAD]S HAD1 BR+S TO LI<T ! UTT] 
HELPLESSNESS ( ! PROLET>IAN MASSES TO SOLVE !IR [N REAL NE$S 9 FACE ( 
A M]CILESS UNRIPE HI/ORICAL SITUATION4 

,! MASSES HAD TO BE L$2 BUT ! LEAD]S C\LD LEAD ONLY 9 ACCORDANCE ) 
!IR [N NECESSITIES4 ,! NE$ = LEAD]%IP ( ! K9D PRACTIC$ BY 
BOL%EVISM F9ALLY 9DICATES NO?+ ELSE ?AN ! NE$ TO DISCIPL9E & 
T]RORIZE ! MASSES1 SO ?AT !Y MAY WORK & LIVE 9 H>MONY ) ! PLANS 
( ! RUL+ SOCIAL GR\P4 ,?IS K9D ( LEAD]%IP 9 ITSELF DEMON/RATES ! 
EXI/5CE ( CLASS RELATIONS1 CLASS POLITICS & ECONOMICS1 & AN 
IRRECONCILABLE OPPOSITION BETWE5 ! LEAD]S & ! L$4 ,! OV]-T[]+ 
P]SONALITY ( ,LEON ,TROTSKY REVEALS ! NON-PROLET>IAN *>ACT] ( ! 
,BOL%EVIK ,REVOLUTION JU/ AS WELL AS ! MUMMIFI$ & DEIFI$ ,L59 9 ! 
,MOSC[ ,MAUSOLEUM4 

,9 ORD] ?AT SOME MAY LEAD1 O!RS MU/ BE P[]LESS4 ,TO BE ! VANGU>D ( 
! WORK]S1 ! ELITE HAS TO USURP ALL SOCIAL KEY POSITIONS4 ,LIKE ! 
B\RGEOISIE ( OLD1 ! NEW LEAD]S HAD TO SEIZE & CONTROL ALL MEANS ( 
PRODUCTION & DE/RUCTION4 ,TO HOLD !IR CONTROL & KEEP IT EFFECTIVE1 ! 
LEAD]S MU/ CON/ANTLY /R5G!N !MSELVES BY BUREAUCRATIC EXPANSION1 & 
CONT9UALLY DIVIDE ! RUL$4 ,ONLY MA/]S CAN BE LEAD]S4 

,TROTSKY WAS SU* A MA/]4 ,AT FIR/ HE WAS ! MA/]LY PROPAG&I/1 ! 
GREAT & NEV] TIR+ ORATOR1 E/ABLI%+ HIS LEAD+ POSITION 9 ! 
REVOLUTION4 ,!N HE BECAME ! CREATOR & MA/] ( ! ,R$ ,>MY1 FI<T+ 
AGA9/ ! ,RI<T & ! ,LEFT1 FI<T+ = BOL%EVISM1 
:I* HE HOP$ TO MA/] TOO4 ,BUT H]E HE FAIL$4 ,:5 LEAD]S MAKE HI/ORY1 
?OSE :O >E L$ NO LONG] C\NT2 BUT NEI!R DO !Y DISAPPE>4 ,TRU/+ 9 
! =CE ( GR& HI/ORICAL SPECTACLES1 ,TROTSKY NEGLECT$ TO BE ! EFFICI5T 
OPPORTUNI/ BEH9D ! SC5ES ( BUREAUCRATIC DEVELOPM5T ?AT HE WAS 9 ! 
SPOTLI<T ( WORLD HI/ORY4 

,TODAY1 GREAT M5 >E NO LONG] NECESS>Y4 ,MOD]N PROPAG&A 9/RUM5TS CAN 
TRANS=M ANY FRAUD 9TO A H]O1 ANY M$IOCRE P]SONALITY 9TO AN 
ALL-COMPREH5D+ G5IUS4 ,PROPAG&A ACTUALLY TRANS=MS ?R\< ITS COLLECTIVE 
EF=TS ANY AV]AGE1 IF NOT /UPID1 LEAD]1 LIKE ,HITL] & ,/AL91 9TO A 
GREAT MAN4 ,! LEAD]S BECOME SYMBOLS ( AN ORGANIZ$1 COLLECTIVE1 & REALLY 
9TELLIG5T WILL TO MA9TA9 GIV5 SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,\TSIDE ( ,RUSSIA1 
,TROTSKY WAS SOON R$UC$ TO ! MA/] ( A SMALL SECT ( PR(ESSIONAL 
REVOLUTIONI/S & !IR PROVID]S4 ,HE WAS 0! ,OLD ,MAN10 ! 
9DISPUTABLE AU?ORITY ( AN >TIFICIAL GR[? UPON ! POLITICAL SC5E1 
DE/9$ TO 5D 9 ABSURDITY4 ,TO BECOME ! MA/] ( A ,F\R? 
,9T]NATIONAL1 AS HIS ADV]S>Y ,/AL9 WAS MA/] ( ! ,?IRD1 
REMA9$ ! ILLUSION ) :I* HE DI$4 

,!RE IS H]E NO NE$ TO RE-TRACE ,TROTSKY'S 9DIVIDUAL DEVELOPM5T2 
HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY SUFFICES4 ,NEI!R IS IT NECESS>Y TO /RESS HIS MANY 
QUALIFICATIONS1 LIT]>Y & O!RWISE4 ,HIS WORKS1 & MO/ ( ALL HIS 
,HI/ORY ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 WILL IMMORTALIZE HIS NAME AS A 
WRIT] & POLITICIAN4 ,BUT !RE IS A REAL NE$ TO OPPOSE ! DEVELOPM5T ( 
! ,TROTSKY LEG5D :I* WILL MAKE \T ( ?IS LEAD] ( ! ,RUSSIAN /ATE 
CAPITALI/ REVOLUTION A M>TYR ( ! 9T]NATIONAL WORK+ CLASS -- A 
LEG5D :I* MU/ BE REJECT$ TOGE!R ) ALL O!R PO/ULATES & ASPECTS ( 
BOL%EVISM4 

,L\IS ,F]D9& ,CEL9E HAS SAID ?AT REVOLUTIONS %\LD BE JUDG$ 
TW5TY YE>S LAT]4 ,& 9 DO+ SO1 HE F\ND ONLY WORDS ( CONDEMNATION = 
BOL%EVISM4 ,TO US1 H[EV]1 IT SEEMS ?AT A PRES5T-DAY REEVALUATION ( 
BOL%EVISM C\LD WELL DO )\T ANY K9D ( MORALIZ+4 ,9 RETROSPECT IT IS 
QUITE EASY TO SEE 9 BOL%EVISM ! BEG9N+ ( A NEW PHASE ( CAPITALI/ 
DEVELOPM5T1 :I* WAS 9ITIAT$ BY ! FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>4 ,NO D\BT1 9 #a#i#a#g1 
,RUSSIA WAS ! WEAKE/ L9K 9 ! CAPITALI/ WORLD /RUCTURE4 ,BUT ! :OLE ( 
CAPITALISM 9 ITS PRIVATE PROP]TY =M WAS ALREADY ON ! V]GE ( /AGNATION4 
,TO ]ECT & EXP& A WORKABLE ECONOMIC SY/EM ( ! LAISSEZ-FAIRE TYPE WAS NO 
LONG] POSSIBLE4 ,ONLY ! =CE ( COMPLETE C5TRALISM1 ( DICTATORIAL RULE 
OV] ! :OLE ( SOCIETY1 C\LD GU>ANTEE ! E/ABLI%M5T ( AN EXPLOITATIVE 
SOCIAL ORD] CAPABLE ( EXP&+ PRODUCTION DESPITE ! DECL9+ 
WORLD-CAPITALISM4 

,!RE CAN BE NO D\BT ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIK LEAD]S BY CREAT+ !IR 
/ATE-CAPITALI/IC /RUCTURE -- :I* HAS1 )9 TW5TY YE>S1 BECOME ! 
EXAMPLE = ! FUR!R EVOLUTION ( ! :OLE ( ! CAPITALI/ WORLD -- 
W]E DEEPLY CONV9C$ ?AT !IR CON/RUCTION CON=M$ TO ! NE$S & 
DESIRES ( !IR [N & ! WORLD PROLET>IAT4 ,EV5 :5 !Y F\ND ?AT !Y 
C\LD NOT ALT] ! FACT ?AT !IR SOCIETY CONT9U$ TO BE BAS$ ON ! 
EXPLOITATION ( LABOR1 !Y S\<T TO ALT] ! MEAN+ ( ?IS FACT BY 
(F]+ 9 EXCUSE A !ORY ?AT ID5TIFI$ ! RULE ( ! LEAD]S ) ! 
9T]E/S ( ! L$4 ,! MOTIVE =CE ( SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T 9 CLASS SOCIETY 
-- ! CLASS /RUGGLE -- !ORETICALLY WAS DONE AWAY )2 BUT 
PRACTICALLY1 AN AU?ORIT>IAN REGIME HAD TO BE DEVELOP$ MASK$ AS ! 
DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,9 ! CREATION ( ?IS REGIME1 & 9 ! 
ATTEMPT TO CAM\FLAGE IT1 ,TROTSKY WON MO/ ( HIS LAURELS4 ,HE RE/$ ON ?OSE 
LAURELS TO ! V]Y LA/4 ,IT IS ONLY NECESS>Y TO REFLECT ON ! P>AM\NT ROLE 
:I* ,TROTSKY PLAY$ 9 ! FIR/ ?UND]+ YE>S ( ,BOL%EVIK ,RUSSIA TO 
UND]/& :Y HE C\LD NOT ADMIT ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIK REVOLUTION WAS ABLE ONLY 
TO *ANGE ! =M ( CAPITALISM BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO AWAY ) ! 
CAPITALI/IC =M ( EXPLOITATION4 ,IT WAS ! %AD[ ( ?AT P]IOD ?AT 
D>K5$ HIS UND]/&+4 

,9 ! G5]AL BACKW>DNESS ?AT PREVAIL$ 9 ,CZ>I/ ,RUSSIA1 ! 
9TELLIG5TSIA HAD LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE ITS POSITION4 ,! TAL5T & 
CAPACITIES ( ! $UCAT$ MIDDLE CLASSES F\ND NO REALIZATION 9 ?IS 
/AGNAT+ SOCIETY4 ,LAT] ?IS SITUATION F\ND ITS P>ALLEL 9 ! MIDDLE CLASS 
CONDITIONS 9 ,ITALY & ,G]MANY AFT] ,V]SAILLES & 9 ! WAKE ( ! 
FOLL[+ WORLD CRISIS4 ,9 ALL ?REE C\NTRIES1 & 9 BO? SITUATIONS1 ! 
9TELLIG5TSIA & L>GE LAY]S ( ! MIDDLE CLASSES BECAME POLITICIZ$ & 
C\NT]-POIS$ TO ! DECL9+ ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,9 ! SE>* = IDEOLOGIES 
USEFUL AS WEAPONS1 & 9 ! SE>* = ALLIES1 ALL HAD TO APPEAL TO ! 
PROLET>IAN LAY] ( SOCIETY1 & TO ALL O!R DISSATISFI$ ELEM5TS4 ,! 
LEAD]%IP ( ! ,BOL%EVIK AS WELL AS ( ! FASCI/ MOVEM5TS WAS NOT 
PROLET>IAN1 BUT MIDDLE CLASS3 ! RESULT ( ! FRU/RATION ( 9TELLECTUALS 
UND] CONDITIONS ( ECONOMIC /AGNATION & ATROPHY4 

,9 ,RUSSIA1 BE=E #a#i#a#g1 A REVOLUTION>Y IDEOLOGY WAS DEVELOP$ ) ! HELP 
( WE/]N SOCIALISM -- ) ,M>XISM4 ,BUT ! IDEOLOGY S]V$ ONLY ! ACT 
( REVOLUTION1 NO?+ MORE4 ,IT HAD TO BE ALT]$ CONT9U\SLY & RE-FITT$ TO 
S]VE ! DEVELOP+ NE$S ( ! /ATE-CAPITALI/ REVOLUTION & ITS 
PR(ITE]S4 ,F9ALLY1 ?IS IDEOLOGY LO/ ALL CONNECTION ) REALITY & S]V$ 
AS RELIGION1 A WEAPON TO MA9TA9 ! NEW RUL+ CLASS4 

,) ?IS IDEOLOGY1 ! ,RUSSIAN 9TELLIG5TSIA1 SUPPORT$ BY AMBITI\S 
WORK]S1 W]E ABLE TO SEIZE P[] & TO HOLD IT BECAUSE ( ! DIS9TEGRATION 
( ,CZ>I/ SOCIETY1 ! WIDE SOCIAL GAP BETWE5 PEASANTS & WORK]S1 ! 
UNDEVELOP$ PROLET>IAN CONSCI\SNESS1 & ! G5]AL WEAKNESS ( 
9T]NATIONAL CAPITALISM AFT] ! W>4 ,COM+ TO P[] ) ! HELP ( A 
RUSSIFI$ ,M>XIAN IDEOLOGY1 ,TROTSKY1 AFT] HE LO/ P[]1 HAD NO *OICE BUT TO 
MA9TA9 ! REVOLUTION>Y IDEOLOGY 9 ITS ORIG9AL =M AGA9/ ! 
DEG5]ATION ( ,M>XISM 9DULG$ 9 BY ! ,/AL9I/S4 ,HE C\LD AF=D ?IS 
LUXURY1 = HE HAD ESCAP$ ! IRON CONSEQU5CES ( ! SOCIAL SY/EM HE HAD 
HELP$ TO BR+ AB\T4 ,N[ HE C\LD LEAD A LIFE ( DIGNITY1 ?AT IS1 A LIFE ( 
OPPOSITION4 ,BUT HAD HE SUDD5LY BE5 BR\<T BACK TO P[]1 HIS ACTIONS C\LD 
HAVE BE5 NONE O!R ?AN ?OSE ( ,/AL9'S :I* HE SO DESPIS$4 ,AFT] 
ALL1 ! LATT] IS HIMSELF NO MORE ?AN ! CREATURE ( ,L59'S & 
,TROTSKY'S POLICIES4 ,AS A MATT] ( FACT1 0,/AL9I/S0 AS A 
P>TICUL> TYPE >E1 SO LONG AS !Y >E CONTROLLABLE1 JU/ ?AT TYPE ( M5 
:I* LEAD]S LIKE ,L59 & ,TROTSKY NE$ & LOVE MO/4 ,BUT SOMETIMES ! WORM 
TURNS4 ,?OSE ,BOL%EVIK UND]L+S ELEVAT$ 9TO P[] POSITIONS UND]/& TO 
! FULLE/ ?AT ! ONLY 9SURANCE = SECURITY LIES 9 IMPRISONM5T1 EXILE1 
& MURD]4 

,9 #aibe OPPRESSIVE ME?ODS W]E NOT F> 5\< ADVANC$ TO SECURE ABSOLUTE 
P[] = ! GREAT LEAD]4 ,! DICTATORIAL 9/RUM5TS W]E /ILL HAMP]$ BY 
! TRADITIONS ( DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM4 ,LEAD]%IP REMA9$ AFT] 
,L59'S DEA?2 !RE WAS NOT YET ! ,LEAD]4 ,?\< ,TROTSKY WAS =C$ 
9TO EXILE1 ! UNRIP5ESS ( ! AU?ORIT>IAN =M ( GOV]NM5T SP>$ HIS 
LIFE = FIFTE5 YE>S4 ,SOON BO? OLD & NEW OPPOSITIONS TO ,/AL9'S 
RULE C\LD EASILY BE DE/ROY$4 ,HITL]'S OV]:ELM+ SUCCESS 9 ! 
0NI<T ( ! LONG KNIVES10 :5 HE KILL$ (F ) ONE BOLD /ROKE 
! :OLE ( ! EFFECTIVE OPPOSITION AGA9/ HIM1 %[$ ,/AL9 ! WAY TO 
H&LE HIS [N PROBLEMS4 ,:OEV] WAS SUSPECT$ ( HAV+ AT ONE TIME OR ANO!R 
5T]TA9$ IDEAS UNPLEASANT TO ,/AL9'S TA/E & ABSOLUTE RULE1 :OEV] 
BECAUSE ( HIS CRITICAL CAPACITIES WAS SUSPECT$ ( BE+ ABLE 9 ! FUTURE TO 
REA* ! WILL+ E>S ( ! UND]DOGS & DISAPPO9T$ BUREAUCRATS1 WAS 
ELIM9AT$4 ,?IS WAS DONE NOT 9 ! ,NIBELUNG5 MANN] 9 :I* ! ,G]MAN 
FASCI/S GOT RID ( ,REHM1 ,/RASS] & !IR FOLL[+1 BUT 9 ! HIDD51 
S*EM+1 CYNICAL MANN] ( ! ,MOSC[ ,TRIALS1 TO EXPLOIT EV5 ! DEA? ( ! 
POT5TIAL OPPOSITIONI/S = ! GREAT] GLORY ( ! ALL-EMBRAC+ & BELOV$ 
LEAD]1 ,/AL94 ,! APPLAUSE ( ?OSE TAK+ ! (FICES EMPTI$ BY ! 
MURD]$ WAS ASSUR$4 ,TO MAKE ! BROAD MASSES HAPPILY ACCEPT ! MIS]ABLE 5D 
( ! 0OLD ,BOL%EVIKS0 WAS M]ELY A JOB = ! M9I/] ( 
PROPAG&A4 ,?US ! :OLE ( ,RUSSIA1 NOT ONLY ! LEAD+ BUREAUCRATIC GR\P1 
F9I%$ (F ! 0TRAITORS TO ! FA!RL& ( ! WORK]S40 

,?\< SECRETLY CELEBRAT+ ,TROTSKY'S DEA? AT /UDIO P>TIES1 ! 
DEF5D]S ( ,/AL9ISM1 AFFECT+ NAIVETE1 WILL ASK :Y ,/AL9 
%\LD BE 9T]E/$ 9 DO+ AWAY ) ,TROTSKY4 ,AFT] ALL1 :AT H>M C\LD 
,TROTSKY DO TO ! MI<TY ,/AL9 & HIS GREAT ,RUSSIA8 ,H[EV]2 A BUREAUCRACY 
CAPABLE ( DE/ROY+ ?\S&S ( BOOKS BECAUSE !Y CONTA9 ,TROTSKY'S 
NAME1 RE-WRIT+ & AGA9 RE-WRIT+ HI/ORY TO ]ASE EV]Y ACCOMPLI%M5T ( 
! MURD]$ OPPOSITION1 A BUREAUCRACY ABLE TO /AGE ! ,MOSC[ ,TRIALS1 IS 
C]TA9LY ALSO CAPABLE ( HIR+ A MURD]]1 OR F9D+ A VOLUNTE] TO SIL5CE 
! ONE DISCORDANT VOICE 9 AN O!RWISE P]FECT H>MONY ( PRAISE = ! NEW 
RUL+ CLASS 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,! SELF-EXALT+ ID5TIFICATION ) HIS LEAD] ( ! 
LA/ P>IAH )9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 ! IDIOTIC FANATICISM DISPLAY$ BY 
!SE PEOPLE :5 ! MIRROR ( TRU? IS HELD BE=E !IR EYES1 P]MITS NO 
SURPRISE AT ,TROTSKY'S MURD]4 ,IT IS SURPRIS+ ONLY ?AT HE WAS NOT 
MURD]$ SOON]4 ,TO UND]/& ! ASSASS9ATION ( ,TROTSKY1 IT IS ONLY 
NECESS>Y TO LOOK AT ! ME*ANISM & ! SPIRIT ( ANY ,BOL%EVIK 
ORGANIZATION1 ,TROTSKY'S 9CLUD$4 

,:AT H>M C\LD ,TROTSKY DO8 ,PRECISELY BECAUSE HE WAS NOT \T TO H>M HIS 
,RUSSIA & HIS WORK]S' /ATE WAS HE SO 9T5SELY HAT$ BY ! RUL+ 
,BOL%EVIK BUREAUCRACY4 ,= ! V]Y REASON ?AT ! ,TROTSKYITES 9 C\NTRIES 
:]E !Y HAD A FOO?OLD W]E NOT \T TO *ANGE 9 ! LEA/ ! P>TY 
9/RUM5T DEVIS$ BY ,L591 ?AT !IR SPIRIT REMA9$ ! SPIRIT ( 
BOL%EVISM1 !Y W]E HAT$ BY ! PROPRIETORS ( ! SEP>ATE ,COMMUNI/ 
,P>TIES4 

,! SWIFT /EPS ( HI/ORY MAKE POSSIBLE ANY APP>5T IMPOSSIBILITY4 ,RUSSIA 
IS NOT IMMUNE TO ! VA/ *ANGES ! PRES5T WORLD EXP]I5CES4 ,9 A TOTT]+ 
WORLD1 ALL GOV]NM5TS BECOME 9SECURE4 ,NO ONE KN[S :]E ! HURRICANE WILL 
/RIKE NEXT4 ,EA* ONE HAS TO RECKON ) ALL EV5TUALITIES4 ,BECAUSE ,TROTSKY 
9SI/$ ON DEF5D+ ! H]ITAGE ( #a#i#a#g1 BECAUSE HE REMA9$ ! ,BOL%EVIK 
:O SAW 9 /ATE CAPITALISM ! BASIS = SOCIALISM & 9 ! RULE ( ! 
P>TY ! RULE ( ! WORK]S1 BECAUSE HE WANT$ NO?+ BUT ! REPLACEM5T ( 
,/AL9 & ! ,/AL9-SUPPORT+ BUREAUCRACY1 HE WAS REALLY DANG]\S TO ! 
LATT]4 

,?AT HE HAD O!R >GUM5TS1 SU* AS ?AT ( ! 0P]MAN5T 
REVOLUTION0 AGA9/ ! SLOGAN ( 0SOCIALISM 9 ONE C\NTRY10 
ETC41 IS RA!R MEAN+LESS1 BECAUSE ! P]MAN5CE ( ! REVOLUTION AS WELL 
AS ! ISOLATION ( ,RUSSIA1 IS DEP5D5T NOT UPON SLOGANS & POLITICAL 
DECISIONS1 BUT ON REALITIES OV] :I* EV5 ! MO/ P[]FUL P>TY HAS NO 
CONTROL4 ,SU* >GUM5TS S]VE ONLY TO DISGUISE ! QUITE ORD9>Y 9T]E/S = 
:I* POLITICAL P>TIES /RUGGLE4 

,IT WAS ! NON-REVOLUTION>Y *>ACT] ( ,TROTSKY'S POLICIES ) 
REG>D TO ! ,RUSSIAN SC5E ?AT MADE HIM SO DANG]\S4 ,! ,RUSSIAN BUREAUCRACY 
KN[S QUITE WELL ?AT ! PRES5T WORLD SITUATION IS NOT GIV5 TO REVOLUTION>Y 
*ANGES 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! WORLD PROLET>IAT4 ,DICTATORS & BUREAUCRATS 
?9K 9 T]MS ( DICTATOR%IP & BUREAUCRACY4 ,IT IS PRET5D]S TO ! ?RONE 
!Y FE>1 NOT ! RABBLE ( ! /REET4 ,NAPOLEON F\ND IT EASY TO CONTROL ANY 
9SURRECTION>Y CR[D2 HE F\ND IT F> MORE DIFFICULT TO DEAL ) ! 
MA*9ATIONS ( ,F\*E & ,TALLEYR&4 ,A ,TROTSKY1 LIV+1 C\LD BE 
RECALL$ ) ! HELP ( ! L[] LAY]S ( ! ,RUSSIAN BUREAUCRACY :5EV] 
AN OPPORTUNE MOM5T >OSE4 ,! *ANCE TO REPLACE ,/AL91 TO TRIUMPH F9ALLY1 
DEP5D$ ON ,TROTSKY'S RE/RICT+ HIS CRITICISM TO ,/AL9'S 
9DIVIDUAL1 BRUTAL MOROS5ESS1 TO ! SICK5+1 NEWLY-RI* ATTITUDES ( ! 
,/AL9 SATELLITES4 ,HE REALIZ$ ?AT HE C\LD RETURN TO P[] ONLY ) ! HELP 
( ! GREAT] P>T ( ! BUREAUCRACY1 ?AT HE C\LD TAKE HIS SEAT 9 ! 
,KREML9 AGA9 ONLY 9 ! WAKE ( A PALACE REVOLUTION1 OR A SUCCESSFUL ,REHM 
PUTS*4 ,HE WAS TOO MU* ( A REALI/ -- DESPITE ALL ! CONV5I5T 
MY/ICISM ( HIS POLITICAL PROGRAM -- NOT TO REALIZE ! SILL9ESS ( AN 
APPEAL TO ! ,RUSSIAN WORK]S1 ?OSE WORK]S :O MU/ HAVE LE>N$ BY N[ TO 
SEE 9 !IR NEW MA/]S !IR NEW EXPLOIT]S1 & TO TOL]ATE !M \T ( FE> 
& NECESSITY4 ,NOT TO TOL]ATE1 & NOT TO APPROVE ! NEW SITUATION MEANS TO 
SURR5D] ! *ANCE TO IMPROVE ONE'S [N SITUATION2 & AS LONG AS 
,RUSSIAN ECONOMY IS EXP&+1 9DIVIDUAL AMBITIONS & 9DIVIDUAL APOLOGIA WILL 
RULE 9DIVIDUALS4 ,! SUCK]S MAKE ! BE/ ( A SITUATION :I* !Y FEEL IS 
BEYOND !IR P[] TO ALT]4 ,PRECISELY BECAUSE ,TROTSKY WAS NOT A REVOLUTION>Y1 
BUT M]ELY A COMPETITOR = LEAD]%IP UND] EXI/+ ,RUSSIAN CONDITIONS 
-- EV] READY TO FOLL[ ! CALL ( A BUREAUCRACY 9 RE-ORGANIZATION 
%\LD A NATIONAL CRISES DEM& ! ABDICATION ( ,/AL9 -- HE BECAME 
9CREAS+LY MORE DANG]\S TO ! PRES5T RUL+ CLIQUE 5GAG$1 AS IT IS1 9 
NEW1 VA/ IMP]IALI/IC ADV5TURES4 ,TROTSKY'S MURD] IS ONE ( ! MANY 
CONSEQU5CES ( ! RE-BIR? ( ,RUSSIAN IMP]IALISM4 

,TODAY ,BOL%EVISM /&S REVEAL$ AS ! 9ITIAL PHASE ( A GREAT MOVEM5T 
:I*1 EXPECT$ TO P]PETUATE CAPITALI/IC EXPLOITATION1 IS SL[LY BUT SURELY 
EMBRAC+ ! :OLE WORLD & *ANG+ ! NO LONG] FUNCTION+ PRIVATE 
PROP]TY ECONOMY 9TO GREAT] /ATE CAPITALI/IC UNITS4 ,! RULE ( ! 
BOL%EVI/ COMMISS> F9DS ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION 9 FASCI/IC DICTATOR%IPS 
SPREAD+ OV] ! GLOBE4 ,JU/ AS LITTLE AS ,L59 & ,TROTSKY KNEW :AT !Y 
W]E ACTUALLY DO+ :5 !Y W]E FI<T+ = SOCIALISM1 JU/ AS LITTLE DO 
,HITL] & ,MUSSOL9I KN[ TODAY :AT !Y >E DO+ 9 FI<T+ = A GREAT] 
,G]MANY & ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE4 ,9 ! WORLD AS IT IS1 !RE IS A WIDE DIFF]5CE 
BETWE5 :AT M5 WANT TO DO1 & :AT !Y >E ACTUALLY DO+4 ,M51 H[EV] 
GREAT1 >E V]Y SMALL BE=E HI/ORY1 :I* /EPS BEYOND !M & SURPRISES 
!M ALWAYS ANEW ) ! RESULTS ( !IR [N SURPRIS+ S*EMES4 

,9 #a#i#a#g1 ,TROTSKY KNEW AS LITTLE AS WE \RSELVES KNEW ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIK 
REVOLUTION W\LD HAVE TO 5D 9 AN 9T]NATIONAL FASCI/IC MOVEM5T & 9 ! 
PREP>ATION & EXECUTION ( ANO!R WORLD W>4 ,IF HE HAD KN[N ! TR5D ( 
DEVELOPM5T1 HE W\LD EI!R HAVE BE5 MURD]$ TW5TY YE>S AGO1 OR TODAY HE 
W\LD OCCUPY ,/AL9'S PLACE4 ,AS IT IS1 HE 5D$ AS A VICTIM ( ! 
FASCI/ C\NT]-REVOLUTION AGA9/ ! 9T]NATIONAL WORK+ CLASS & ! 
PEACE ( ! WORLD4 

,NEV]!LESS1 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT ,/AL9 MURD]$ ,TROTSKY1 DESPITE ! 
DISPLACEM5T ( ALL =MS ( BOL%EVISM BY FASCISM1 A F9AL EVALUATION ( 
,TROTSKY'S HI/ORICAL ROLE WILL HAVE TO PLACE HIM 9 L9E ) ,L591 
,MUSSOL9I1 ,/AL9 & ,HITL] AS ONE ( ! GREAT LEAD]S ( A WORLD-WIDE 
MOVEM5T ATTEMPT+1 KN[+LY & UNKN[+LY1 TO PROLONG ! CAPITALI/ 
EXPLOITATION SY/EM ) ME?ODS FIR/ DEVIS$ BY BOL%EVISM1 !N COMPLET$ BY 
,G]MAN FASCISM1 & F9ALLY GLORIFI$ 9 ! G5]AL BUT*]Y :I* WE >E N[ 
EXP]I5C+4 ,AFT] ?AT -- ! LABOR MOVEM5T MAY BEG94 

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