fascism comes only when the working class shows complete incapacity to take into its own hands the fate of society.

Leon Trotsky Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It
Also known as: Лев Давидович Троцкий, Lev Davidovich Bronstein, Лев Давидович Бронштейн
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About Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky (Лев Давидович Троцкий; born Lev Davidovich Bronstein; Лев Давидович Бронштейн]; 7 November (O.S. 26 October) 1879 – 21 August 1940) was a Russian Marxist, intellectual, and revolutionary. In the early Soviet Union, he founded the Politburo, served as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, and created and led the …

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