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Trotskyism

Trotskyism

1 9.9
A political belief based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky that supports a worldwide workers' revolution and opposes Stalin's policies
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɒtskiˌɪzəm/
translation icon : trotskismo
  • The history of Chinese Trotskyism is sadly neglected and even repressed, thanks to the extraordinarily unfavorable circumstances they found themselves in.

But the war against Marxism and fascism and Stalinism, Trotskyism goes on inside our school systems and is taught by our teachers.

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Examples

  • Chen's expulsion from the CCP marks the real beginning of Chinese Trotskyism, and this letter is its founding document.

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  • The Development of Trotskyism in China

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  • The Development of Chinese Trotskyism and the Heavy Price of the Failed Revolution

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  • Indeed, it is those committed revolutionaries not won to Trotskyism whose story makes up the bulk of this work.

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  • Chen Duxiu and the Development of Trotskyism

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  • It is clear that the Chinese Left Opposition and, latterly, the Chinese section of the Fourth International were not well integrated into the world Trotskyist movement, and the assumption many have is that Trotskyism in China barely ever existed, the movement there being dominated by Maoism.

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  • Many activists embrace Trotskyism as a way to oppose the policies of Stalinism and promote global working-class solidarity.

  • The principles of Trotskyism emphasize the necessity of continuous revolution worldwide to achieve true social justice.

  • Trotskyism advocates for an international proletarian revolution to challenge oppressive regimes, particularly in the context of Marxist theory.

Synonyms

Trotskyite ideology
vsTrotskyism
9.9

Political ideas of Leon Trotsky calling for ongoing revolution and international socialism

focuses on worldwide proletarian revolution and opposition to Stalinist policies

Surface Forms

Trotskyism singular
Trotskyisms plural

Morphology

Trotskyism = Trotsky (semi-transparent) = Trotsky + ism

Formed regularly from the proper name 'Trotsky' plus '-ism' to mean the doctrines or political movement associated with him, but full understanding requires knowledge of Trotsky and his specific ideas.

Etymology

Trotskyism is named after the Russian political leader Trotsky and the ending -ism, which means 'belief' or 'system' and appears in words like socialism and capitalism. So Trotskyism means the political ideas and system that come from Trotsky, especially his Marxist call for a world-wide workers' revolution and his opposition to Stalin's policies.