Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The Left Wing Hall Of Fame: Leon Trotsky


LEON TROTSKY:
A follower of Marx, Trotsky is viewed as an idealistic communist. Unlike his rival Josef Stalin, Trotsky believed in international socialist revolution, a more narrow interpretation of Marx' views, and a society by the people, for the people. Stalin was using an ideology often called Stalinism, which for many is a negative term used to describe dictators who bend socialist theory to create a personality cult and authortarian rule. A fierce critic of Stalin's governing style, Trotsky's thoughts are often now labeled Trotskyism. Leon Trotsky was assasinated under orders of Stalin in Mexico.

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