,*APT] #b ,P>TY ,DEMOCRACY #aiceaice ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,GUY ,ALDR$ ,TEXT 3 ,! ,LEFT ,OPPOSITION ROSE 9 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 & TOOK %APE AS A DI/9CT GR\P+ 9 #a#i#b#c1 HEAD$ BY ,TROTSKY4 ,AT ?AT TIME1 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION WAS PASS+ ?R\< :AT ,TROTSKY T]M$1 0 ! SCISSORS CRISIS40 ,?IS WAS ! CRISIS ( ! RELATIVE PRICES & !RE=E EX*ANGE VALUES ( MANUFACTUR$ >TICLES & AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS4 ,! PROBLEM WAS TO BR+ PRICES 9 BO? SECTORS 9TO H>MONY4 ,9ABILITY TO SOLVE ?IS PROBLEM DEVELOP$ A CRISIS ( UNEMPLOYM5T1 NE$1 & RESULT+ PROLET>IAN DISCONT5T :I* REFLECT$ ITSELF 9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 ! EXPRESSION ( DISSATISFACTION ON ! P>T ( ! MEMB]S4 ,! ,N,E,P HAD BE5 PUT 9TO EFFECT 9 #a#i#b#a4 ,?IS HAD ELIM9AT$ ! ATMOSPH]E ( ,W> ,COMMUNISM FROM ,RUSSIAN ECONOMY1 BUT IT HAD NOT DE/ROY$ ! SPIRIT ( DICTATOR%IP & MILIT>Y TYRANNY POLITICALLY4 ,! ,DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,PROLET>IAT REALLY MEANT ! ,DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & ?IS MEANT ! ,DICTATOR%IP ( AN 9N] CIRCLE )9 ! P>TY4 ,! MILIT>Y REGIME IMPOS$ UPON ! P>TY BY ! CIVIL W> & ! ,CAPITALI/ 9T]V5TION WAS N[ ALLI$ TO A POLICY ?AT MADE CONCESSIONS TO ! ,N,E,P M5 & TO ! PEASANTS4 ,! MORE DIVORC$ ?IS P>TY DICTATOR%IP WAS FROM A PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE1 ! MORE DANG]\S IT BECAME TO PROLET>IAN DEVELOPM5T4 ,9 ?IS FACT IS SUMM>IS$ ! 5TIRE SUBSEQU5T HI/ORY ( ! PROGRESS FROM ,L59ISM TO ,/AL9ISM4 ,DUR+ ! W> P]IOD ! FREELY ELECT$ P>TY APP>ATUS ?AT HAD >IS5 DUR+ ! REVOLUTION GAVE PLACE AUTOMATICALLY TO A VA/ HI]>*Y ( (FICIALS4 ,! 9ITIATIVE & 9DEP5D5CE ( ! RANK & FILE P>TY MEMB] W]E /IFL$4 ,! 5TR5*M5T ( ! GR[+ BUREAUCRATIC CA/E PRODUC$ CL&E/9E FACTIONAL GR\P+S 9 ! P>TY4 ,!SE GR\P+S REFLECT$ ! DEEP DISSATISFACTION ( ! P>TY MEMB]%IP BUT !IR CABALS DID NOT SUCCE$ 9 EXPRESS+ P>TY DEMOCRACY4 ,BE=E ILLNESS COMPELL$ ,L59 TO )DRAW FROM ACTIVE P>TY LIFE1 HE OP5LY D5\NC$ ! DANG] ( BUREAUCRATISM & 9DICAT$ ! NE$ ( WORK]S' DEMOCRACY 9SIDE ! P>TY4 ,HE URG$ ,TROTSKY TO PURGE ! P>TY ( ?IS DE/RUCTIVE CANC]4 ,! ,T5? ,P>TY ,CONGRESS UND] ,L59'S DIRECTION ADOPT$ A VIGOR\S RESOLUTION ON ! NE$ ( P>TY DEMOCRACY :I* ! ,TWELF? ,P>TY ,CONGRESS RE-AFFIRM$4 ,! RESOLUTION REMA9$ A DEAD LETT] & ! BUREAUCRACY 5TR5*$ ITSELF4 ,BU*>9 SUPPORT$ ! BUREAUCRACY AT ?IS TIME4 ,NEV]!LESS1 9 ONE ( HIS SPEE*ES1 HE GAVE A VIVID PICTURE ( ! BUREAUCRATIC CONDITIONS PREVAIL+4 ,HE DECL>$ ?AT EV]Y 9VE/IGATION WAS DECID$ BY A QUE/ION FROM ! *AIR1 0,:O IS =80 OR 0,:O IS AGA9/8 0 ,! RESULT WAS ALL 0 ELECTIONS TO ! P>TY ORGANISATION HAVE BECOME ELECTIONS 9 QUOTATION M>KS10 S9CE ! VOT+ TOOK PLACE )\T DISCUSSION & ACCORD+ TO ?IS =MULA ( = & AGA9/1 IT BE+ A BAD BUS9ESS TO SPEAK AGA9/ ! AU?ORITIES4 ,) ?IS CONFESSION BE=E US1 WE CAN UND]/& :Y ,TROTSKY F\ND IT FUTILE & IMPOSSIBLE TO S5D SUGGE/IONS1 ?AT W]E NEV] CONSID]$1 TO ! SUB-COMMITTEE ( ! ,C4,C4 ?AT W]E BORN \T ( ! /RIKE-WAVE CRISIS ( ! SUMM] ( #a#i#b#c4 ,! BUREAUCRACY DROVE HIM 9TO NON-ATT5DANCE & !N MADE ! FACT ( HIS NON-ATT5DANCE A BASIC >GUM5T AGA9/ HIS ACTIVITY ( PROTE/4 ,ON ,OCTOB] #h1 #a#i#b#c1 ,TROTSKY ADDRESS$ A LETT] TO ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! P>TY ON ?IS QUE/ION ( DEMOCRACY & ALSO ON ! CONDITION ( NATIONAL ECONOMY4 ,=TY SIX ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY LEAD]S FOLL[$ ?IS UP BY SIGN+ ANO!R LETT] ( PROTE/ DEAL+ ) ! SAME ISSUE4 ,?IS GR\P ATTACK$ ! ,C4,C4 = HAV+ 0 9/ITUT$ A REGIME ( FACTIONAL DISCIPL9E10 :I* MEANT ! ASSASS9ATION ( P>TY DEMOCRACY4 ,! GR\P DEVELOP$ ALSO ITS ECONOMIC PROPOSALS ( PROLET>IAN 0 ,DICTATOR%IP ( ,9DU/RY40 ,PREOBRAJ5SKY1 :O SUPPORT$ ,TROTSKY1 WORK$ \T ! !ORY ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! PEASANT C\NT]-REVOLUTION & /RANGLEHOLD ON ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION1 9 ,! ,NEW ,ECONOMICS4 ,ON ,DECEMB] #e1 #a#i#b#c1 ! P>TY LEAD]%IP1 :I* 9CLUD$ ,TROTSKY1 UNANIM\SLY ADOPT$ A RESOLUTION ON ! QUE/IONS AT ISSUE4 ,?REE DAYS LAT] ,TROTSKY COLLECT$ ! >TICLES HE HAD WRITT5 ON ! MATT]S 9 DISPUTE & PUBLI%$ !M AS A PAMPHLET1 ADDRESS$ TO ! CONSID]ATION ( LOCAL P>TY CONF]5CES1 UND] ! TITLE ( ,! ,NEW ,C\RSE4 ,SUPPORT+ ! RESOLUTION1 ,TROTSKY D5\NC$ ! P>TY LEAD]%IP1 & DECL>$ ! TASK ( ! P>TY WAS TO 0 SUBORD9ATE ! APP>ATUS TO ITSELF40 ,HE P>ALLEL$ ! DEG5]ATION ( ! ,BOL%EVIK 0 OLD GU>D 0 ) ! DEG5]ATION ( ! LEAD]S ( ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,HE ADD$ ?AT ! 0 BANKRUPT REPRES5TATIVES ( ! APP>ATUS 0 W]E PREP>$1 AT ?AT MOM5T1 0 BUREAUCRATICALLY TO MAKE ! REVOLUTION NULL & VOID40 ,HE IMPEA*$ ! 0 FACTIONALISM 0 ( ! BUREAUCRACY4 ,AGA9/ ?IS PAMPHLET1 IT WAS COMPLA9$ ?AT TO OPPOSE ! P>TY TO ITS APP>ATUS WAS NOT ,BOL%EVISM 2 TO BLAME ! APP>ATUS = FACTIONALISM WAS ANTI-,BOL%EVISM2 & TO COMP>E ! ,BOL%EVIK LEAD]%IP ) ?AT ( ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL WAS TO ACCUSE ! ,BOL%EVIK LEAD]S ( 0 GR[+ GREY 9 ! FIS1 AS ! ,BOL%EVIK LEAD]S W]E DISC>D$ ONE BY ONE1 9 EV]Y CASE1 ,/AL9ISM ACCUS$ !M ( LIFE-LONG OPPORTAMISM 6 ,TROTSKY'S W>N+S W]E D5\NC$ AS SL&]S BY ! SECTION ( ! ,BOL%EVIK 0 ,OLD ,GU>D 0 & 0 ,L59I/ ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE0 :I* BROKE 9TO DOZ5S ( FRAGM5TS 9 ! YE>S ?AT FOLL[$4 ,AS ! 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S SUCCUMB$ TO ! P]SECUTION ( ! BUREAUCRATIC MA*9E1 !Y MU/ HAVE MUS$ ON ,TROTSKY'S APPLICATION ( ,L59'S PHASE1 ?AT 0 HI/ORY KN[S DEG5]ATIONS ( ALL SORTS40 ,! ,TROTSKY PROGRAMME = RE/OR+ WORK]S' DEMOCRACY WAS C\PL$ ) A DEF9ITE POLICY ( PLANN$ ECONOMY = SPE$+ UP ! 9DU/RIALISATION ( AGRICULTURE4 ,! PLAN IDEA MET ) A/\ND+ ANTAGONISM FROM ! BUREAUCRACY BUT T5 YE>S AFT] WAS ACCEPT$ & APPLI$ EFFICI5TLY BY ! ,/AL9I/ APP>ATUS & POPUL>IS$ UND] ! TITLE ( ! ,FIVE ,YE> ,PLAN4 ,! FACT ?AT IT HAD BE5 ADVANC$ BY ! ,TROTSKYI/ ,OPPOSITION & RIDICUL$ BY ! ,/AL9 MAJORITY IS =GOTT5 MO/ CONV5I5TLY4 ,! ,/AL9I/ VIEW1 & ! ESS5CE ( ! DISPUTE1 WAS /AT$ WELL BY ,Z9OVIEV1 AT ?AT TIME A VIOL5T OPPON5T ( ,TROTSKY1 & ! SPOKESMAN ( ! ,/AL9 MAJORITY FACTION1 9 HIS SPEE* ( ,JANU>Y #f1 #a#i#b#d4 ,Z9OVIEV SPOKE ( ,TROTSKY'S 0 OB/9ATE P]SI/5CE 9 CL++ TO A BEAUTIFUL PLAN0 & DECL>$ IT TO BE 0 9TR9SICALLY NO?+ ELSE ?AN A CONSID]ABLE CONCESSION TO ! OLD-FA%ION$ VIEW ?AT A GOOD PLAN IS A UNIV]SAL REM$Y1 ! LA/ WORD 9 WISDOM40 0 ,TROTSKY'S /&PO9T HAS GREATLY IMPRESS$ MANY /UD5TS4 ,WE WANT TO HAVE TRANSPORT AFFAIRS MANAG$ BY ,DZH]ZH9SKY2 ECONOMICS BY ,RYKOV2 F9ANCE BY ,SOKOLNIKOV2 ,T,R,O,T,S,K,Y1 ,O,N ,! ,O,!,R ,H,&1 ,W,A,N,T,S ,T,O ,C,>,R,Y ,\,T ,E,V,],Y,?,+ ,) ,! ,A,I,D ,( ,A ',/,A,T,E ,P,L,A,N'40 ,TROTSKY'S !ORY ( A ,/ATE PLAN LAT] BECAME ! POLICY ( ! ,/AL9 GR\P & ! SOLE JU/IFICATION = ITS CONT9UATION 9 P[]4 ,! ,/AL9 MAJORITY BORR[$ :OLESALE ! V]Y PROGRAMME AGA9/ :I* !Y HAD MOBILIS$ ! :OLE ,COMMUNI/ MOVEM5T YE>S BE=E1 & = URG+ :I* ,TROTSKY WAS EXIL$4 ,) ! APP>ATUS AT !IR COMM&1 ! P>TY LEAD]S W]E ABLE TO OBTA9 A MAJORITY = !IR DEMAGOGY4 ,! CONTROL ( ! MA*9]Y ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL FACILITAT$ ! 0 VOT+ D[N 0 ( ! OPPOSITION 9 ! SO-CALL$ P>TIES ABROAD4 ,TROTSKY WAS VOT$ D[N BY A MEMB]%IP ( :I* NOT ONE T5? HAD SE5 OR READ :AT HE ACTUALLY WROTE & /OOD =4 ,! 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