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Trotsky was a leader of the Russian Revolution and a critic of Stalin’s bureaucratic rule. His historical writing combines a participant’s experience with political analysis. Compare memoirs, documents and interpretations when studying his role.
A history of the revolution written by one of its leaders. The author’s position as a participant matters when assessing the narrative and interpretation.
Trotsky’s theory of permanent revolution examines the relationship between democratic tasks, working-class power and international revolutionary development in societies marked by uneven development.