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What is'Trotskyism'?

  • An economic theory

  • A religious movement

  • A form of communism based on ideas of Leon Trotsky

  • A philosophy deriving from Immanuel Kant

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Trotskyism is a form of communism based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky, a Russian revolutionary, politician and theorist. Trotsky was a leading figure in the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union, and he was a major opponent of Joseph Stalin. After his expulsion from the Soviet Union in 1929, Trotsky continued to write and advocate for his revolutionary ideas.
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