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Quote by Leon Trotsky

“What shall we call an "immediate possibility"? In 1923 the situation in Germany was profoundly revolutionary, but what was lacking for a victorious revolution was a correct strategy.”

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Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and theorist, one of the key figures in Marxist theory. Born on November 7, 1879, and died on August 21, 1940. Trotsky played a significant role in the Russian Revolution, being one of the founders of the Bolshevik Party and a close comrade of Lenin. He was involved in the political struggles after the revolution and eventually fell out with Stalin, leading to his exile and eventual assassination. more

“In Russia itself the proletariat conquered in spite of the fact that there was no Soviet State in existence at the time elsewhere. For the victory are necessary, not only certain objective conditions, internal as well as external, but also certain subjective factors - the Party, the leadership, the strategy.”

Wells States Facts Certain Party Existence Conditions Victory Strategy Russia Objectives Factors Spite Internals Soviet Elsewhere Subjective Proletariat

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“Our differences with [Joseph] Stalin are entirely of a strategical character.”

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“It is therefore not true that the mere existence of the Soviet Union is capable of assuring the victory of the revolution in other countries.”

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