IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Speakers: Tariq Ali & others

Red Weekly No. 198, 12 May 1977 · p. 10 of the scan · 344 words

The scan: rw-no198-may-12-1977.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 10 of the scan

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fighting will continue whatever the cost. 6.00pm some opposition Theses, dispersed with the loulDE THE DENOCEN dictatorship of the proletariat and peasantry, in favour of the seizure of stale power hy the working This was essentially the position Trotsky had held since the publication in 1906 of Results und Dot agree, Prospects. Trotsky argued that the Russian bourgeoisic was stillhorn stated due to the continance of foreigt capital in industry and the economic role the state had played the imposition of modern capicalist techniques withindustry created concentrared, militant, proletariat 11 years before che 1917 revolution, Troesky argued Lhe working class would complete the tasks o Mensheviks, the bourgeois revolution and carr this through to a successtul socia is revolution. Having recognised that the revolution would occur first in the backward cast racher than the west, Trotsky drew the conclusion that the new workers state could only survive with Ine prisoners, for the withdrawal of of the demands which SETO DE TABL At the time of writing Bhutto is engaged in discussions with the leaders in Sibala, where they are under arrest. The tactical ineptitude of the latter tian on the question of hailding the party and now dropped the idea of the fusion of the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks. Lenin proposed thal the Mezhrayonka join the Bolsbe Vik party, with represencatives on the Pravda editorial beard and the Central Committee. Trousky did prefering a formal fusion and a new organisation. He I cannot describe myself as a Bolshevik. It is undesirable to suck to the clo laceis. Lenin pur down the failure of the unity talks to Lie 'ambition' of Troisky.

Trotsky only briefly held to this opinion of opposing the fusion. A few days later he met Gorky and the editors of New Life. Gorky'spaper was influential among the lef This meing con vinced Trotsky of the need to join CHILDHR merged at the 6th Congress Of the Trotsky and Uritsky became menbers of the entral Committee Trotsky finally had found his way into the ranks of the Bolshevik

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