The Stalin School of Falsification

by Leon Trotsky, John G. Wright (Translator)

Reprinting authentic documents from the Bolshevik archives, Trotsky demonstrates how the Stalinist bureaucracy falsified history to serve its own interests and preserve its caste privileges.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Russia, Philosophy

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1937

About the author

See also Лев Троцкий

Russian theoretician Leon Trotsky or Leon Trotski, originally Lev Davidovitch Bronstein, led the Bolshevik of 1917, wrote Literature and Revolution in 1924, opposed the authoritarianism of Joseph Stalin, and emphasized world; therefore later, the Communist party in 1927 expelled him and in 1929 banished him, but he included the autobiographical My Life in 1930, and the behest murdered him in exile in Mexico.

The exile of Leon Trotsky in 1929 marked rule of Joseph Stalin.

People better know this Marxist. In October 1917, he ranked second only to Vladimir Lenin. During the early days of the Soviet Union, he served first as commissar of people for foreign affairs and as the founder and commander of the Red Army and of war. He also ranked among the first members of the Politburo.

After a failed struggle of the left against the policies and rise in the 1920s, the increasing role of bureaucracy in the Soviet Union deported Trotsky. An early advocate of intervention of Army of Red against European fascism, Trotsky also agreed on peace with Adolf Hitler in the 1930s. As the head of the fourth International, Trotsky continued to the bureaucracy in the Soviet Union, and Ramón Mercader, a Soviet agent, eventually assassinated him. From Marxism, his separate ideas form the basis of Trotskyism, a term, coined as early as 1905. Ideas of Trotsky constitute a major school of Marxist. The Soviet administration never rehabilitated him and few other political figures.

Reviews

[sologdin · Rating 2 out of 5]

you really can't believe anything that this guy has to say about uncle joe, considering that he must be biased on account of the icepick in his brains.

[Jay Rothermel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an galvanizing book. It details the last showdowns in the USSR's leadership between the communist opposition led by Leon Trotsky and the bureacratic police apparatus led by Joseph Stalin.

The Stalinists were hell-bent on destroying party democracy and silencing any criticism of their betrayals of workers struggles internationally (UK, China) and in the USSR itself.

The Stalinists' efforts included a war on the real history of Bolshevism, the Russian revolution, and the careers of defenders of Lenin's course.

Their slander, lies, and the destruction of primary sources are all detailed herein.

Best edition can be purchased here:
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[James Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so impressed with this book and Leon Trotsky!!!! If I was still teaching AP World History, I would use this often to write DBQ questions. Trotsky uses documents by his supporters and his adversaries to prove his thesis! Trotsky is Impressive as writer, thinker, revolutionary and philosopher! Talk about primary source material!!!

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of all the horrors outlined in this book on Stalin, it’s a much “easier” read than Stalin, Trotsky’s 900 page bio that he was in the process of writing when Stalin killed him. The problem with “Stain” isn’t that it’s 900 pages; it’s just so depressing. I had to stop before I reached the point of no return. This other one I handled okay. My favorite bit was how Stalin “Photoshopped” Trotsky out of group pictures. Speaking of—I have a serious beef with John Reed. I’d never read Ten Days That Shook the World so a couple of years ago I started reading it. Looking up something in the index I noticed that there was no mention of Trotsky at all. Like he was PhotoShopped out of the revolution. Hey Jack, you don’t get to re-write history. If you have an assessment to make about a character, assess them; don’t pretend they never existed. Here’s one thing to know: once the Bolsheviks had clearly won the endorsement of the Soviets, after seven months of debate, Trotsky called Lenin, who was in hiding at the time, said I think it’s time. Lenin agreed. Trotsky, arguably the party’s greatest orator, went all around to the Russian communications workers, transport workers and so on. On the night of 24 October he persuaded workers that this was the night we overthrow all the bosses. It worked. On the morning of 25 October the Russian Revolution happened without a drop of blood spilled. Whatever you think of the man and his politics you can’t take a huge metaphorical eraser and try to convince yourself he never was. Gotta love those Stalinists. .

[Marc Lichtman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Those who are interested in historical truth should read this book and other writings of Trotsky like 'The Revolution Betrayed: What Is the Soviet Union and Where Is It Going? and History of the Russian Revolution. I also suggest Lenin's Final Fight to see the continuity of what Lenin was trying to do at the end of his life with Trotsky's approach).

A lot of Stalinist-type stuff is finding it's way into Woke ideology. To start with genuine Marxism, read Labor, Nature, and the Evolution of Humanity: The Long View of History.