Max Shachtman

The Stalin School of Falsification is a non-fiction book written by Leon Trotsky, a prominent Marxist revolutionary and political theorist. The book is an analysis of the various methods of propaganda and manipulation used by Joseph Stalin and his regime to distort history and control the Soviet Union. Trotsky argues that Stalin's regime deliberately falsified historical events and figures, including the Russian Revolution and the role of key figures such as Lenin and Trotsky himself, in order to consolidate power and maintain control over the Soviet people. The book also explores the wider implications of Stalin's propaganda techniques, arguing that they have had a lasting impact on the way history is understood and taught in the Soviet Union and beyond. Overall, The Stalin School of Falsification is a powerful critique of Stalin's regime and a call to arms for those who believe in the importance of truth and historical accuracy. The Selected Works Of Leon Trotsky, V2. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A riveting inquiry into black history and American racism published here for the first time, Race and Revolution is a work of radiant insight and bold logic. Astonishingly advanced for its time, the document was originally drafted in 1933 as Communism and the Negro and was by far the most comprehensive statement on race produced by the Left Opposition, the dissenting Communist tendency led by Leon Trotsky. Race and Revolution places the black struggle for freedom and equality at the heart of American history. Racial oppression, Shachtman argues, can be comprehended only within the totality of social and class relations. The document culminates in a devastating polemic against the Communist Party's call for a Black Belt state in the American South. A clarifying introduction by Christopher Phelps explains the document's historical genesis, compares it to the views of Trotsky and C. L. R. James, and evaluates it in light of subsequent theoretical and historical developments.