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,RUSSIA UND] ,L59 & ,/AL9 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,GUY ,ALDR$ 

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,! DE/RUCTION ( ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA AS ! L& ( ,SOVIETISM & ! TEMPOR>Y /ABILIZATION ( CAPITALISM IS SAID BY ! ,TROTSKYI/S TO DATE FROM ! DEA? ( ,L594 ,! PROCESS MO/ C]TA9LY HAS BE5 SPE$$ S9CE ?AT TIME4 ,!RE CAN BE NO D\BT ?AT ,/AL9 P]PETUAT$ & DEVELOP$ ! UND]M9+ ( ! ,SOVIET ,REPUBLIC4 ,TROTSKY WAS QUITE WRONG TOO MAKE ,/AL9 SOLELY RESPONSIBLE4 ,! PRES5T DEMI-GOD ( ,RUSSIAN BUREAUCRACY BUT CONT9U$ ! WORK ,L59 BEGAN4 ,/AL9 HA/5$ ! DEG5]ATION4 ,?AT DEG5]ATION WAS ! 9EVITABLE PRODUCT ( ! DEFEAT ( ! ,G]MAN ,REVOLUTION 9 #a#i#b#c1 & ! SUBSEQU5T ISOLATION ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT ,L59'S REACTION TO ! #aibc MOVEM5T W\LD HAVE BE5 DI/9CT FROM ?AT ( ,/AL9 & MORE USEFUL TO ! G5]AL REVOLUTION>Y CAUSE BUT IT IS C]TA9 ?AT1 AS REG>DS ! COLLAPSE ( ,SOCIALISM 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,/AL9 HAD AN ABLE MA/] 9 ,L594 

,! WORLD SITUATION FROM #aiah TO #aiba WAS FAVORABLE TO ! MY? -- PROMOT$ BY ! ,TROTSKYI/S1 ?AT ,L59ISM WAS MU* SUP]IOR TO ,/AL9ISM4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL & ITS HIR$ SATELLITES 9 ALL C\NTRIES TALK NONS5SE :5 !Y REF] TO ,COMRADE ,L59 & ,COMRADE ,/AL9 9 ! SAME BREA?4 ,!RE IS NO COMP>ISON BETWE5 ! TWO M5 & IT IS P]FECTLY CLE> FROM !IR RECORDS ?AT !RE WAS NO SYMPA?Y BETWE5 !M4 ,! MANTLE ( ,L59 HAS NOT FALL5 UPON ,/AL9 ANY MORE ?AN ! MANTLE ( ,JESUS HAS FALL5 UPON ! ,POPE ( ,ROME4 ,ON ! O!R H& ,L59 WAS NOT ! UNCOMPROMIS+ REVOLUTION>Y & ,/AL9 IS NOT ! P]FECT ,COMMUNI/ ANTI-,*RI/4 ,! DIIF]5CE BETWE5 ! P>TS PLAY$ BY !SE TWO M5 IS EXPLA9ABLE P>TLY 9 ! T]MS ( !IR DI/9CT G5IUS1 BUT IT IS CQUALLY EXPLA9ABLE ALSO 9 ! DIFF]5T CIRCUM/ANCES ?AT CONFRONT$ !M4 

,9 ! TIME ( ,L59 ! PECULI> EQUILIBRIUM :I* PREVAIL$ 9 ! CAPITALI/ WORLD OPPOS$ ! CAPITALI/ ANXI\S TO FI<T BUT 9CAPABLE ( VICTORY1 TO ! COMMUNI/ 9CAPABLE ( FI<T+ BUT UNCONV9C$ ( DEFEAT4 ,! =EIGN CAPITALI/ DID TRY TO OV]?R[ ! ,SOVIETS BETWE5 #aiah & #a#i#b#a4 ,:ITE ADV5TUR]S W]E F9ANC$ BY ! ,BRITI% ,GOV]NM]IT & HONOR$ BY ! ,BRITI% K+4 ,BUT ! ,:ITE ADV5TURE DID NOT GO V]Y F>1 = ! REVOLUTION>Y PEASANTS & WORK]S ( ,RUSSIA W]E TOO DET]M9$ 9 !IR RESI/ANCE TO SU* ALI5 9VASIONS1 & ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT WAS CONV9C$ ?AT ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA WAS ! ,WORK]S' ,FA!RL&4 ,! CAPITALI/ CLASS F\ND IT WAS 9CAPABLE ( A*IEV+ ! TASK IT HAD SET ITSELF2 NAMELY ! OV]?R[ ( ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT DISCOV]$ IT C\LD NOT OV]?R[ ! CAPITALI/ WORLD \TSIDE ( ,RUSSIA4 ,& SO IT CAME AB\T ?AT ,SOCIALI/ ,RUSSIA1 DEVELOP+ ITS [N G]MS ( ANTI-,SOCIALISM1 LIV$ SIDE BY SIDE ) AN EXT]NAL CAPITALI/ WORLD1 ?AT CONTA9$ ITS [N G]MS ( ,SOCIALISM & REVOLUTION4 ,! COMMUNI/S GREW TIR$ & ) ! 9T]NAL /RUGGLE DEVELOP$ 9TO TIR$ BUREAUCRATS4 ,! CAPITALI/S GREW TIR$ & FAC+ !IR [N PROBLEMS ( ! ECONOMIC DEBACLE TURN$ FROM MILIT>ISM TO DIPLOMACY4 ,UND] !SE CIRCUM/ANCES1 UNLESS ! WORK+-CLASS C\LD DEVELOP A SPIRIT ( REVOLUTION>Y AGGRESSION1 IT WAS 9EVITABLE ?AT CAPITALI/ /ABILIZATION W\LD \T/RIP ,SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION & ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION W\LD DEVELOP ITSELF 9 ,RUSSIA NOT ) ! AID ( ! BAYONET BUT ?R\< ! P[] ( ECONOMY4 ,IT WAS UND] PRESSURE ( !SE EV5TS ?AT ,L59 DEVELOP$ HIS ,NEW ,ECONOMIC ,POLICY1 A POLICY :I*1 ON HIS [N CONFESSION1 HE 9T5D$ TO 9TRODUCE NOT 9 #a#i#b#a1 BUT 9 #a#i#a#h4 

,L59'S SPEE* TO ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,COMMUNI/ ,CONGRESS1 #a#i#b#a1 WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,REVIEW1 ,LONDON1 = ,AUGU/1 #a#i#b#a4 ,! REPORT WAS V]BATIM4 ,! SPEE* WAS DIVID$ 9TO F\R P>TS 3 7#a7 ,9T]NATIONAL ,SITUATION2 7#b7 ,POSITION 9 ,RUSSIA2 7#c7 ,! ,NEW ,POLICY T[>DS ,PEASANTS2 7#d7 ,RUSSIA & ! ,WORD ,REVOLUTION4 ,\R CONC]N IS ) P>T #c1 9 :I* ,L59 DESCRIB$ ! ,NEW ,POLICY T[>DS ! PEASANTS4 ,HE DEF9$ ?IS POLICY AS 0 A PROLET>IAN SACRIFICE = ! ,REVOLUTION 0' & DECL>$ ?AT IT IMPLI$ A SY/EM ( ,/ATE ,CAPITALISM4 ,HE ADD$ 3 

0 ,BUT ?IS IS A NEW =M ( CAPITALISM -- ,/ATE ,CAPITALISM4 ,/ATE ,CAPITALISM 9 A CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 & ,/ATE ,CAPITALISM 9 A PROLET>IAN ,SOCIETY >E TWO 5TIRELY DIFF]5T ?+S4 ,9 ! FIR/ CASE1 IT MEANS ?AT ,CAPITALISM IS CONTROLL$ & RECOGNIZ$ 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! B\RGEOISIE & AGA9/ ! PROLET>IAT4 ,9 ! SECOND CASE1 IT IS PROMOT+ ! 9T]E/S ( ! PROLET>IAT 444 WE EXI/ 9 ! MID/ ( CAPITALI/ ,/ATES4 ,WE >E ALONE JU/ N[1 & UNTIL ! REVOLUTION 9 HI<LY DEVELOP$ 9DU/RIAL C\NTRIES HAS FRE$ US FROM ?IS1 WE >E COMPELL$ TO PAY TOLL TO 9T]NATIONAL CAPITALISM4 ,WE WILL ?US W9 TIME2 & ?IS MEANS W9N+ EV]Y?+40 

,:E!R ,L59 WAS RI<T OR WRONG 9 HIS DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,N4,E4,P4 IT IS C]TA9 ?AT HIS CONCLUSIONS W]E WRONG4 ,! ,N4,E4,P4 DID NOT GIVE TIME TO ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA BUT IT DID GIVE TIME TO ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 ,ADDRESS+ ! ,MOSC[ ,SOVIET 9 #a#i#b#b1 ,L59 DECL>$ ?AT 0 WE HAVE DRAGG$ ,SOCIALISM 9TO EV]YDAY LIFE10 & HE ADD$ ! PROPHECY3 0 ,RUSSIA ( ,N4,E4,P4 WILL BECOME ,SOCIALI/ ,RUSSIA40 ,?IS WAS PREP>+ ! WAY = ! ,/AL9 GOSPEL ( 0 ,SOCIALISM 9 ,ONE ,C\NTRY 0 & F9ALLY = ! DEFEAT ( ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA & ! 5TR5*M5T ( ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION 9 ! SOCALL$ ,SOCIALI/ ,FA!RL&4 ,IT DOES NOT FOLL[ ?AT ,L59ISM W\LD HAVE BECOME ,/AL9ISM4 ,IT DOES NOT FOLL[ ?AT ,L59'S POLICY W\LD HAVE BE5 ,/AL9'S POLICY4 ,BUT ONE IS JU/IFI$ 9 CONCLUD+ ?AT ,L59ISM WAS NOT ID5TICAL ) ,SOCIALISM & ?AT IT DID CONTA9 )9 ITSELF ?OSE G]MS ( M5ACE :I* HAVE S9CE /AGG]$ EV]Y ?9K+ REVOLUTIONI/ AS ! FULLY-MATUR$ ,ROBESPI]REAN POLICY1 ,/AL9ISM4 

,9 ,RUSSIA TO-DAY ONE HAS A POLICE SY/EM & ALSO A SY/EM ( POLITICAL P]SECUTION :I* PROBABLY EXCELS ?AT ( ! ,CZ>DOM & IS SECOND ONLY TO ?AT ( ,FASCISM1 AS EXPRESS$ 9 ! REGIMES ( ,ITALY & ,G]MANY4 ,:]EAS ,FASCISM OP]ATES NATIONALLY1 ,/AL9ISM OP]ATES 9T]NATIONALLY2 & UND] ! GUISE ( PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION1 ?AT ,HITL] & ,MUSSOL9I C\LD NEV] ASSUME1 EXCOMMUNICATES ) A RU?LESS ZEAL ?AT HAS BE5 EQUAL$ ONLY BY ! ,PAPACY 9 ITS M$IEVAL PRIME4 

,P]SECUTION & EXCOMMUNICATION BEGAN 9 #a#i#b2 & TO PUT ASIDE ! P]SECUTION ( ! ,AN>*I/S1 & !IR UNJU/IFIABLE IMPRISONM5T & EXILE )\T TRIAL1 !RE IS ON RECORD ! P]SECUTION ( ,MJASNIKOV & HIS ,BOL%EVIK ,ANTI-,P>LIAM5T>IAN COMRADES :I* DATE BACK TO ?AT TIME4 ,:ATEV] MAY HE SAID AB\T ! ,AN>*I/ POSSESS+ A PETTY PEASANT PSY*OLOGY & BE+ !RE=E 9CL9$ TO C\NT]-REVOLUTION1 IT CANNOT BE D5I$ ?AT ,MJASNIKOV & HIS COMRADES W]E OLD ,BOL%EVIKS & HAD F\<T AS ,BOL%EVIKS 9 ! ,BOL%EVIK UPRIS+4 ,IT WAS NOT UNTIL ,TROTSKY HIMSELF WAS 9 EXILE ?AT HE FELT ! NE$ TO ASSI/ ,MJASNIKOV :O WAS EXP]I5C+ A WORSE EXILE4 ,BUT ,MJASNIKOV'S FIR/ IMPRISONM5T & EXILE MET ) NO PROTE/ FROM ,TROTSKY :O WAS !N AT ! HEI<T ( HIS P[] AS ,COMMISS> ( ,W> & C\LD NEV] HAVE ANTICIPAT$ ! FATE ?AT AFT]W>DS OV]TOOK HIM2 ?AT IS1 NOT UNLESS HE RECALL$ AS W>N+S ! EV5TS ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION4 

,PASS+ OV] ! 9T]V5+ YE>S1 IT MAY HELP US TO UND]/& ! REAL ISSUES 9 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 IF WE CONSID] ! ,KIROV ASSASS9ATION & ! EXECUTIONS ?AT FOLL[$ IT4 ,FOLL[+ ! ASSASS9ATION ( ,KIROV #aag PEOPLE W]E EXECUT$ )\T PUBLIC TRIAL & ! ,*IEF ( ,POLICE & SEV]AL ( HIS (FIC]S W]E S5T5C$ TO LONG YE>S ( IMPRISONM5T TO BE S]V$ 9 CONC5TRATION CAMPS NOT = BE+ P>TIES TO ! ASSASS9ATION BUT = NOT HAV+ BE5 ABLE TO PREV5T IT4 ,IF SU* BRUTAL & BLOODY T]RORISM HAD TAK5 PLACE UND] ! ,CZ> ! ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T ( ! WORLD W\LD HAVE RIS5 9 PROTE/4 

,IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BELIEVE ?AT ! GR\P :O ASSASS9AT$ ,KIROV WAS A ,:ITE ,GU>D ,T]RORI/ GR\P4 ,NEI!R IS !RE ANY REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT ! ASSASS9ATION ( ,KIROV WAS ! WORK ( ,Z9OVIEV & ,KAM5EV & ! ,BOL%EVIK OPPOSITION4 ,VICTIMS ( A FALSE TRIAL !SE TWO OLD ,BOL%EVIKS & CLOSE COLLEAGUES ( ,L59 DUR+ YE>S ( /RUGGLE & EXILE1 W]E MADE BY ! UP/>T HIREL+S ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 BY M5 :O HAD NOT A T5? ( !IR CULTURE OR REVOLUTION>Y EXP]I5CE1 TO APPE> AS CRIM9AL IMBECILES4 :O KN[+ ?AT !Y W]E GO+ 9TO IMPRISONM5T & EXILE -- & DEA?1 AS IT PROV$ F9ALLY -- MADE /AGE SPEE*ES ADMITT+ !IR RESPONSIBILITY & T]M+ ! ASSASS9ATION CRIM9AL C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 ,!RE WAS NEV] ! LEA/ EVID5CE ?AT ,Z9OVIEV & ,KAM5EV1 ) !IR CLE> UND]/&+ ( ,SOCIALI/ PR9CIPLES & PA/ ATTITUDE T[>DS ASSASS9ATION HAD BE5 P>TIES TO A PLOT AGA9/ ! LIFE ( ANY MEMB] ( ! ,/AL9I/ BUREAUCRACY4 

,! P]SONS :O W]E IMPLICAT$1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,/AL9I/ BUREAUCRACY1 9 ! ASSASS9ATION ( ,KIROV MU/ HAVE BE5 BETWE5 ! AGES ( #ac & #ah AT ! TIME (' ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION & !RE=E HAD NO REAL CONNECTION ) ! ,BOL%EVIK ,OPPOSITION4 ,NOR W]E !Y CONNECT$ ) ! ,:ITE ,GU>DS4 ,!Y W]E KN[N TO BE WORK]S & W]E NATIVE ,RUSSIANS4 ,MANY ( ! P]SONS EXECUT$ HAD NO?+ :ATEV] TO DO ) ! SMALL GR\P ?AT MU/ HAVE PLANN$ ! ASSASS9ATION1 SOME ACTUALLY HAV+ BE5 9 PRISON AT ! TIME ( ! ASSASS9ATION4 ,IT IS OBVI\S1 !RE=E1 ?AT AL?\< ! ASSASS9ATION ( ,KIROV MAY HAVE BE5 ! RESULT ( A PROTE/ AGA9/ SOME ( ! CRIMES ( ,/AL9ISM1 ! ASSASS9ATION WAS SEIZ$ UPON AS A PRETEXT TO SUPPRESS WORK+-CLASS /RUGGLE & ! BUILD+ ( A WORK+-CLASS MOVEM5T 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,:AT ,/AL9ISM FE>S IS ! RISE ( A G5U9E ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 ,RUSSIA & LIKE ALL DESPOTISM IT MU/ MURD] ?\<T AT ALL CO/ & AT :ATEV] PRETEXT IT CAN DISCOV]4 ,IT IS A GREAT PITY ?AT ,AZEF ! NOTORI\S IS DEAD4 ,HE W\LD HAVE F\ND A BOON COMPANION 9 ,/AL9 & W\LD HAVE BE5 MORE COMPLETELY AT HOME UND] ! PRES5T POLICE REGIME 9 ,RUSSIA ?AN HE WAS UND] ?AT ( ! ,CZ>4 

,! ,TROTSKYI/S COMP>E ! FAKE TRIAL ( ,Z9OVIEV & ,KAM5EV1 & 9 P>TICUL> ! SECRET CONDEMNATION ( ! #aag M5 :O W]E EXECUT$ )\T ANY PRET5SE ( A TRIAL1 ) ! TRIAL ( ! LEAD]S ( ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION>Y P>TY 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#b#b4 ,?IS WAS 9 ! DAYS ( ,L59 & ,TROTSKY4 ,!SE LEAD]S W]E *>G$ ) RESPONSIBILITY = AN ORGANIZ$ CAMPAIGN ( T]RORISM & SABOTAGE4 ,! TRIAL TOOK PLACE 9 ! =M] ,HALL ( ! ,NOBLES1 AT ?AT TIME ! HEADQU>T]S ( ! ,MOSC[ ,TRADE ,UNIONS4 ,MASS PUBLICITY WAS GIV5 TO ALL ! ACTIONS ( ! DEF5DANTS4 ,! ACCUS$ W]E ALL[$ =EIGN ,C\NSEL1 ONE BE+ ,V&]VELDE4 ,! ACCUS$ W]E CONVICT$ ( ! ASSASS9ATION ( ,VOLAD>SKY1 ( AN ATTEMPT ON ! LIFE ( ,L591 & ( DYNAMIT+ BRIDGES4 ,! DEA? S5T5CE WAS PASS$ BUT COMMUT$ TO P]IODS ( IMPRISONM5T4 ,TROTSKY APPE>$ BE=E ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL & ASK$ ?AT BODY TO APPROVE ( ?IS COMMUTATION4 

,! ,TROTSKYI/S ASK :Y DID ?IS TAKE PLACE AT ! TRIAL ( ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S 9 #a#i#b#b1 & :Y WAS !RE SO MU* SPE$ &' SECRECY 9 ! CASE ( ! #aag 9 ,JANU>Y1 #a#i#c#e4 ,! ANSW] IS OBVI\S4 ,A MASS TRIAL W\LD HAVE %[N ?AT !RE W]E NO ,CZ>I/ G5]ALS1 NO ,BRITI% AG5TS1 NO HI<-PRIC$ SABOTEURS ON TRIAL1 BUT PLA9 WORK]S & =M] MEMB]S ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,! MASS TRIAL W\LD HAVE BR\<T \T ! FACT ?AT ! ,SOVIETS W]E NO LONG] ORGANS ( PROLET>IAN DEMOCRACY1 ?AT ! ,TRADE ,UNIONS W]E M]ELY ORGANS ( ,/ATE OPPRESSION & NOT DEF5SIVE ORGANIZATIONS ( ! WORK+-CLASS1 ?AT ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY EXI/$ 9 NAME ONLY AS A MASK = AN 9SUFF]ABLE BUREAUCRATIC DESPOTISM4 ,! MASS TRIAL W\LD HAVE DEMON/RAT$ ! BANKRUPTCY ( ,COMMUNISM 9 ,RUSSIA & ! DESP]ATE 9SOLV5CY ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,A MASS TRIAL 9 OP5 ,C\RT1 UND] ! GL>E ( FULL PUBLICITY W\LD HAVE EVOK$ PROLET>IAN SYMPA?Y = ! P]SONS ACCUS$1 & HATR$ = ! MASQU]AD]S :O W]E PROSECUT+ & JUDG+4 

,ALL ?IS IS P]FECTLY TRUE1 BUT A FUR!R D$UCTION FOLL[S 3 :I* IS1 ?AT :IL/ ! ,SOVIET ,REPUBLIC PUBLICLY TRI$ ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S 9 #a#i#b#b1 IT SECRETLY CONDEMN$ ! ,ANTI-,P>LIAM5T>IANS & ! ,AN>*I/S4 ,MI<T WE NOT !RE=E DRAW A P>ALLEL BETWE5 ! SECRET CONDEMNATIONS ( #aibb & ! SECRET CONDEMNATIONS ( #a#i#c#e8 ,& IF ?AT IS SO MI<T WE NOT SAY ?AT ,L59ISM LEAD TO ,/AL9ISM 8 

,:5 ONE CONSID]S ?AT ! EXI/+ ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY HAS ONE SOLE PURPOSE1 ! UNPR9CIPL$ DEF5SE ( ! PRES5T GOV]NM5T ( ! ,SOVIET ,REPUBLIC1 & ?AT ITS (FICIAL =EIGN POLICY IS DE/9$ TO SECURE RECOGNITION ( ?AT GOV]NM5T BY ALL ! CAPITALI/ NATIONS ( ! E>?1 ONE UND]/&S ?AT ! EXI/+ ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION /&S NOT = ,COMMUNISM EI!R 9 ,RUSSIA OR \TSIDE1 BUT = ! /ABILIZATION ( CAPITALISM ?R\<\T ! WORLD4 ,:I* ONLY GOES TO %[ ?AT ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA IS NOT1 & NEV] WAS1 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,FA!RL&4 

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