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,! ,LESSONS ( ,OCTOB] 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,GUY ,ALDR$ 

,TEXT 3 

,! SITUATION 9 ,G]MANY 9 ! AUTUMN ( #aibc WAS FAVORABLE TO ! RISE ( A REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT4 ,BUT ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY CONDUCT$ A REL5TLESS W> AGA9/ ! ,ANTI-,P>LIAM5T>Y ,K4,A4,P4,D41 :I* HAD BE5 BORN 9 #a#i#b1 [+ TO ! COLLAPSE1 AS AN ORGANIZATION ( /RUGGLE1 ( ! ,K4,P4,D1 FAVOR$ BY ,MOSC[1 & US$ ! ROMANCE ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION AS A %IELD = ITS [N >ROGANT 9EPTITUDE4 ,! ,G]MAN B\RGEOISE WAS ABLE TO EXTRICATE ITSELF FROM AN 0 9EXTRICABLE SITUATION10 AS ,TROTSKY SAID1 BECAUSE ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY DID NOT REALIZE ?AT ! POSITION WAS 0 9EXTRICABLE10 & SO FAIL$ TO ACT4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y CRISIS WAS REA*$ 9 ,OCTOB]1 & ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY W5T ON RECRUIT+1 & REMA9$ PASSIVE1 ADMIR+ ITS ACCUMULATION ( DEAD =CES4 ,IT DEVELOP$ NO 9ITIATIVE & WAT*$ ! B\RGEOISE OV]?R[ ( ! ,SOCIALI/-,COMMUNI/ COALITION ( ,GOV]NM5TS 9 ,SAXONY & ,?UR+IA4 ,AT ! CRITICAL MOM5T1 ! ,COMMUNI/ LEAD]S RETREAT$ & ?REW BO? ! P>TY & ! MASSES 9TO DESPAIR4 ,RESPONSIBILITY = ?IS DEBACLE RE/$ ON ! %\LD]S1 PRIM>ILY1 ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL BUREAUCRACY & ! LEAD]S ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,/AL91 ,Z9OVIEV1 & ,BU*>9 W]E MORE RESPONSIBLE ?AN ,BR&L] & ,?ALHEIM]1 :O BECAME ! SCAPEGOATS4 

,WRIT+ TO ,Z9OVIEV1 9 ,AUGU/ #a#i#b#c1 ,/AL9 DECL>$ ?AT IF ! ,COMMUNI/S ATTEMPT$ TO SEIZE P[]1 !Y W\LD CRA%1 & RECEIVE 0 A TEA*+ DEMON/RATION 0 ?AT W\LD BECOME 0 A G5]AL SLAU<T]40 ,HE URG$ ?AT ! ,FASCI/S MU/ BE ALL[$ 0TO ATTACK FIR/2 ?IS WILL RALLY ! :OLE WORK+-CLASS >\ND ! ,COMMUNI/S4 ,G]MANY IS NOT ,BULG>IA4 ,BESIDES1 ! ,FASCI/S 9 ,G]MANY1 ACCORD+ TO ! DATA ,I HAVE1 >E WEAK4 ,9 MY E/IMATION1 ! ,G]MANS MU/ BE RE/RA9$1 NOT SPURR$ ON40 

,G]MANY WAS ,BULG>IA OV] AGA9 BUT MU* WORSE2 & ,FASCISM WAS NOT WEAK4 ,9/EAD ( 5C\RAG+ ,BR&L] & ,?ALHEIM] TO PURSUE A POLICY ( /RUGGLE1 ,/AL9 URG$ ON !M A /UDI$ PROGRAM ( 9ACTION4 

,! (FICIAL REPORT ( ! ,SEPTEMB] #aibc ,PL5UM ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,P>TY ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE1 ISSU$ WEEKS BE=E ! ,G]MAN RETREAT1 RECORD$1 9 T]MS ( CONDEMNATION1 ,TROTSKY'S VIEW ( ! MATT]1 AS /AT$ 9 A SPEE* MADE 0 BE=E LEAV+ ! SESSION ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE40 ,! REPORT DECL>$ ?AT ?IS SPEE* 0 GREATLY EXCIT$ ALL ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE MEMB]S40 ,TROTSKY /AT$ ?AT 0 ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,G]MAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY IS WOR?LESS1 ITS ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE P]MEAT$ ) FATALISM & SLEEPYHEAD$NESS10 & 0 ?AT UND] !SE CONDITIONS ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION IS CONDEMNE$ TO FAILURE40 ,! (FICIAL REPORT PROCE$$ TO DESCRIBE ?IS /ATEM5T AS A 0PHILLIPIC CALL$ =? BY AN 9CID5T 444 :I* HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION 0 & 0WAS A CONTRADICTION TO ! OBJECTIVE /ATE ( AFFAIRS40 ,! REPORT ALSO SAID3 0 ,?IS SPEE* PRODUC$ AN A/\ND+ IMPRESSION40 

,NOT ,TROTSKY'S SPEE*1 T]RIBLE 9 ITS ACCURACY ( =ECA/ & DEPICTION ( REALITY1 BUT ! FACTS ON :I* IT WAS BAS$ %\LD HAVE PRODUC$ ! IMPRESSION4 

,AFT] ! ,G]MAN ,OCTOB] DEFEAT HAD CONFIRM$ ,TROTSKY'S CL>ITY ( UND]/&+1 ,/AL9 & ,Z9OVIEV D5\NC$ ,BR&L] & ,?ALHEIM] AS BE+ EXCLUSIVELY RESPONSIBLE = ! C\RSE :I* ! ,COM9T]N LEAD]%IP HAD DIRECT$4 ,= :AT HAPP5$1 & = :AT DID NOT HAPP51 A SIMPLE BUREAUCRATIC DECL>ATION MADE ,BR&L] CULPABLE4 

,TROTSKY EXAM9$ ! ,G]MAN ,OCTOB]1 9 HIS BRILLIANT WORK1 0 ,LESSONS ( ,OCTOB]10 9 :I* HE COMP>$ ! ,BOL%EVIK UPHEAVAL ( #aiag ) ! #aibc DEFEAT 9 ,G]MANY4 ,IT IS 9T]E/+ TO NOTE ?AT ! MON? BE=E ! ,G]MAN DEFEAT1 ! ,BULG>IAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY HAD SUCCUMB$4 ,?IS FACT EXPLA9S ,/AL9'S 9CAUTI\S OBS]VATION TO ,Z9OVIEV4 

,SUMM>IZ+ HIS /UDY ( ,OCTOB] VICTORY & DEFEAT1 ,TROTSKY DECL>$ ?AT ! TYPICAL1 & NOT P>TICUL>1 FEATURE ( ! ,G]MAN DEFEAT1 WAS ! DANG] ( 0 CRISIS ( REVOLUTION>Y LEAD]%IP ON ! EVE ( TRANSITION TO >M$ UPRIS+40 ,HE %[$ H[ 0 ! DEP?S ( ! PROLET>IAN P>TY 0 W]E 0 F> LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO B\RGEOISE PUBLIC OP9ION 0 ?AN 0 ELEM5TS ( ! P>TY LEAD]%IP 0 & 0 ITS MIDDLE LAY]S 0 :O UNFAIL+LY SUCCUMB 0TO ! MAT]IAL & IDEOLOGICAL T]ROR ( ! B\RGEOISE40 ,:]EAS 0 ONLY A M9ORITY0 ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,P>TY LEAD]%IP 0WAS SEIZ$' BY ?IS DANG]\S IRRESOLUTION & VACILLATION 9 #a#i#a#g10 & 0 W]E OV]COME BY ! %>P 5]GY ( ,L5910 9 ,G]MANY ! 5TIRE LEAD]%IP VACILLAT$4 ,& SO ! REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION WAS PASS$ BY4 ,! BUS9ESS ( ! ,COMMUNI/S WAS TO LE>N ! ,LESSONS ( ,OCTOB] & SO LIMIT SU* FATAL CRISES4 

,! ,/AL9 FACTION WI%$ TO AVOID FAC+ ?IS ANALYSIS4 ,:5 ,TROTSKY REF]R$ TO ! ,RUSSIAN W+ ( #a#i#a#g1 IT WAS KN[N ?AT HE WAS C5SUR+ ,Z9OVIEV1 ,KAM5EV1 ,RYKOV1 ,TOMSKY1 ,/AL9 & COMPANY :O1 9 ! MON?S PREC$+ ! ,BOL%EVIK UPRIS+1 OPPOS$ ! IDEA ( 9SURRECTION T[>DS :I* ,L59 & ,TROTSKY W]E /E]+ ! P>TY4 ,/AL9 & HIS H5*M5 KNEW ?AT AN EXAM9ATION 9TO ! ,G]MAN RETREAT W\LD PROVE ?AT ! RI<T W+ ( #aiag HAD REPEAT$ ITS FAILURE 9 #a#i#b#c4 ,CONSEQU5TLY ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL DEM&$ ?AT ! :OLE ,9T]NATIONAL \TLAW ,TROTSKY & HIS WRIT+S4 

,AN 9T]E/+ EXAMPLE ( ! EXCOMMUNICATION AT WORK WAS (F]$ BY ! VOT+ 9 ! ,AM]ICAN P>TY4 ,! 0 ,LESSONS ( ,OCTOB] 0 WAS NOT PR9T$ BY ! P>TY 9 ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE & #ii P] C5T4 ( ! MEMB]%IP & LEAD]%IP ( ! ,AM]ICAN P>TY KNEW NO?+ AB\T ITS CONT5TS4 ,BUT !Y CA/ ! SOLEMN VOTE 9 CONDEMNATION ( ,TROTSKY'S VIEW4 ,IT WAS TAK5 = GRANT$ ?AT ! ,OPPOSITION WAS WRONG4 

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