Writings of Leon Trotsky, 1939-1940

466 Pages·1973·13.715 MB·English

by  Leon Trotsky

WRITiOnFG S
LEoTnR OTSHY
[1939-1940]

WRIDOOIiFS
LEon
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[1939-40]
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Editebdy Naomi Alleann d George Breitman
1969
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1973
SecondE dition,
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CONTENTS
11
Preface
14
Chronology
On theE veo fW orldW ar II( July 12933,9 ) 17
IndiaF acedw ithIm perialiWsatr (Jul2y5 ,1 939) 28
Our InternatioOnragla nizati(oJnu l2y6 ,1 939) 35
"Prgoressei Pvaralysi(sJ"u l2y91 ,939) 36
Independenocfet heU krainaen d Sectarian
Muddlehead(sJ ul3y0 ,1 939) 44
ThreeC onceptioonfs tRhues siaRne volution
(Augu1s9t3 9) 55
DemocratFiecu dlaistasn d theI ndependenocfet he
Ukrain(e Augu5s,t 1939) 74
StalinH-itlerQ'usa rtermas(teSrep temb2e,1r 9 39) 76
TheG erman-SvoieAtl lian(ceS eptembe4r,1 939) 81
Who IsG uiltoyf S tartitnhge S econdW orldW ar?
(Septemb5e,1r 9 39) 84
TheW ar and theU krainiaQnu estion
(Septemb6e,r1 939) 86
MoscowI sM obilizi(nSg eptemb1e1r,1 939) 87
CloseHri tler-StTaileisn Se(eSnep temb1e4r,1 993) 89
Stal-inT emporarHyo ldero ft heU kraine
(Septemb1e8r,1 939) 90
The Anniversaorfyt heM urdero fI gnacRee iss
(Septemb2e1r, 1939) 93
The U.S .W illP articipiantt eh eW ar (Octob1e,1r 9 39) 94
WillN ot Write fBorri tiPsahp er( Octob2e3r,1 939) 98
On WorkersS'e lf-Defe(nOscet ob2e5,r1 939) 99
Lettetro t heN ew YorkTi mes( November 20, 1190369 )
Letteorn India( Novemb2e4r,1 939) 108
An Invitation tfhreDo ime sC ommittee
(Novemb2e8r,1 939) 110
The Twin-aSrtsH:i tler-St(aDleinc emb4e,1r 9 39) 113
Lettetro t heN ew YorkT ime(sD ecemb6,e1 r9 39) 125
The DiesC ommitte(eD ecemb7e,1 r9 39) 130
Why I Consentetdo A ppearB eforteh eD iesC ommittee
(Decemb1e1r,1 939) 132
On DiesB ackinDgo wn (Decemb1e2r,1 939) 136
Not BehindC loseDdo ors( Decem1be7r,1 939) 137
More SlandeArr oundt heD iesC ommittee
(Janua1r2y,1 940) 138
The WorldS ituatiaonnd Perspectives
(Februa1r4y,1 940) 139
Testamen(tF ebrua2r7y,1 940) 158
StaliAnf tetrh eF innisEhx perien(cMe arc1h3 ,1 940) 160
Lettetro t h.eW orkeros ft heU SSR (Apr2i3l,1 940) 165
On Japan'Psl ansf orE xpansio(nM ay1 ,1 940) 168
TheT anakaM emoria(l May1 940) 169
On a "SocialiAsltl"yo fC hamberlain
(May1 4,1 940) 181
A Proposatlo P rofessioSnlaaln dere(rMsa y1 4,1 940) 182
Manifesotfot heF ourthI nternatioonna tlh e
ImperialWiasrt a nd theP roletarWioarnl d
Revoluti(oMn ay1 940) 183
Lettetro t heM exicaAnt tornGeeyn eral
(May2 7,1 940) 223
On theM aniefstoo ft heF ourthI nternational
(May2 8,1 940) 228
Accuserosr Accused(?M ay2 8,1 940) 231
Representative ToHluerdlasan oNe w Slander
(Jun2e,1 940) 232
StaliSne eksM y Death( Jun8e,1 940) 233
Discussiownist hT rotsk(y Jun1e2 -1159,4 0) 251
The KremlinR'osl ei nt heE uropeaCn atatsrophe
(Jun1e7 ,1 940) 290
The ReptilBer eedo ft heN atio(nJ un1e8 ,1 940) 292
GPU Triedt oC overM urderw ithS lander
(Jun2e5 ,1 940) 293
Telegratmo M r.H arte( Jun2e5 ,1 940) 295
1/ We Do Not ChangeO ur Course( Jun3e0 ,1 940) 296
AvunculaArd vice( Jul1y, 1940) 300
Pavon FloresG.P Ut'hseA ttorne(yJ ul3y,1 940) 301
2
SupplementaDreyp ositioonn t heJ uly Hearing
(Jul3y,1 940) 303
Supplementaarnyd IndispseanbleE xplanatioonfMs y
July2 Statemen(tJsu ly1 954,0 ) 305
QuestioAnbso utM rs.C armenP alma'Sst ateemnt
(Jul1y9 40) 316
Letteorn Conscripti(oJn ul9y,1 940) 321
Appealt oth e Press( Jul2y7 ,1 940) 323
Lettetrot heN ew YorkH eralTdr ibune
(Jul2y7 ,1 940) 324
Misfournteo fa n Intellec(tJuaull2 y9 ,1 940) 326
StaliSnt iHlilt lerS'ast ell(iAtue gu2s,t1 940) 327
Nippinag New GPU Lie( Auugst2 ,1 940) 328
Two LettetrosG enerous Fri(eAndusg u3s,t1 940) 329
Assassins May "TUrstoes kyisLta"b el
(Augu6s,t1 940) 330
Ameriacn Problem(sA ugu7s,t1 940) 331
How toD efenOdu rselv(esA ugu1s2t,1 940) 343
How toR eallDye fend Democr(aAcuy gu1s3t,1 940) 344
Lettetro C . Charle(sA ugu1s6t,1 940) 346
On Dewey'Psh ilosop(hyA ugu1s6t, 1940) 347
The Comintearnnd theG PU (Augu1s7t,1 940) 348
AnotheThro ughto n Conscription
(Augu1s7t,1 940) 392
Welcomet oO ur SmallG arriso(nA ugu1s8t,1 940) 393
Lettetro H enryS chult(zA ugu2s0t, 1 940) 394
Two LettetrosC lassW ar Prisoners
(Augu2s0t,1 940) 395
UnfisnhiedW ritinagnsd Fragments
Dialectiacnsd theI mmutabiloitfty h eS yllogism 399
405
On Utilitarianism
406
On theF uturoef H itlerA'rsm ies
407
Chinaa nd theR ussiaRn evolution
410
BonapartisFma,s cisma,n d War
419
Notesa nd Acknowledgments
455
Index
1939-40 465
Other Writoifn gs
466
Booksa nd Pamphletbsy LeonT rotsky