Trotskyism
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Trotskyism is a Marxist revolutionary ideology advocating permanent international revolution, workers’ democracy, and opposition to Stalinist bureaucracy.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist ideology
ⓘ
revolutionary socialist ideology ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
classless communist society
ⓘ
establishment of workers’ power ⓘ overthrow of capitalism ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Leninism
ⓘ
Marxism ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
surface form:
Stalinist Marxism–Leninism
|
| developedBy | Leon Trotsky ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
Bolshevism
ⓘ
Left Opposition in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| hasCorePrinciple |
defense of workers’ states against capitalist restoration
ⓘ
internationalism ⓘ opposition to Stalinism ⓘ opposition to bureaucratic degeneration of workers’ states ⓘ party of the revolutionary vanguard ⓘ permanent revolution ⓘ political revolution against bureaucratic regimes ⓘ proletarian self-emancipation ⓘ transitional program of demands ⓘ workers’ democracy ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
1920s
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fourth Internationalist movements
ⓘ
various far-left parties worldwide ⓘ |
| keyText |
Permanent Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
The Permanent Revolution
The Revolution Betrayed ⓘ The Transitional Program ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Leon Trotsky ⓘ |
| opposes |
Stalin era
ⓘ
surface form:
Stalinism
bureaucratic centralism ⓘ socialism in one country ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
Fourth International
ⓘ
Trotskyist parties ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
orthodox Marxism
ⓘ
revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| strategy |
building a revolutionary vanguard party
ⓘ
combination of democratic and socialist tasks ⓘ permanent revolution in colonial and semi-colonial countries ⓘ |
| supports |
democratic centralism
ⓘ
soviet democracy ⓘ transitional demands ⓘ united front tactics ⓘ workers’ councils ⓘ world socialist revolution ⓘ |
| viewsOnUSSR | degenerated workers’ state ⓘ |
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