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Against Trotskyism INSTITUTE OF MARXISM-LENINISM OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE CPSU AGAINST TROTSKYISM THE STRUGGLE OF LENIN AND THE CPSU AGAINST TROTSKYISM A Collection of Documents PROGRESS PUBLISHERS Moscow PUBLISHERS’ NOTE The works of Lenin (in their entirety or extracts) and the decisions adopted at congresses and conferences of the Bolshevik Party and at plenary meetings of the CC offered in this volume show that Trotskyism is an anti-Marxist, opportunist trend, show its subversive activities against the Communist Party and expose its ties with the opportunist leaders of the Second International and with revisionist, anti-Soviet trends and groups in the workers’ parties of different countries. The resolutions passed by local Party organisations underscore the CPSU’s unity against Trotskyism. The addenda include - decisions adopted by the Communist International and resolutions of the Soviet trade unions against Trotskyism. The Notes facilitate the use of the material published in this book. First printing 1972 Printed in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics FOREWORD 1 LENIN’S CRITICISM OF THE OPPORTUNIST VIEWS OF THE 8 TROTSKYITES AND EXPOSURE OF THEIR SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES IN 1903-1917 SECOND CONGRESS OF THE RSDLP. July 17 (30)—August 10 (23), 1903 8 EXTRACTS FROM SPEECHES ON THE DISCUSSION OF THE PARTY RULES. August 2 (15). From THE LETTER TO Y. D. STASOVA, F. V. LENGNIK, AND OTHERS, October 10 14, l904 From SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY AND THE PROVISIONAL REVOLUTIONARY 11 GOVERNMENT FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE RSDLP, April 30-May 19 (May 13—June 1), 1907 13 From SPEECH ON THE REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DUMA GROUP From THE AIM OF THE PROLETARIAN STRUGGLE IN OUR REVOLUTION TO G. 14 Y. ZINOVIEV From NOTES OF A PUBLICIST 18 II. THE “UNITY CRISIS” IN OUR PARTY 1. Two Views on Unity 2. “The Fight on Two Fronts” and the Overcoming of Deviations From THE HISTORICAL MEANING OF THE INNER-PARTY STRUGGLE IN 24 RUSSIA LETTER TO THE RUSSIAN COLLEGIUM OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF 29 THE RSDLP, December 1910 From THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE PARTY 32 JUDAS TROTSKY’S BLUSH OF SHAME 37 From THE CAMP OF THE STOLYPIN “LABOUR” PARTY (Dedicated to Our 38 “Conciliators” and Advocates of “Agreement”) From TROTSKY’S DIPLOMACY AND A CERTAIN PARTY PLATFORM TO THE 40 BUREAU OF THE CC OF THE RSDLP IN RUSSIA From THE LIQUIDATORS AGAINST THE PARTY 43 From THE LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF PRAVDA, July 19, 1912 44 THE QUESTION OF UNITY 45 THE BREAK-UP OF THE “AUGUST” BLOC 46 DISRUPTION OF UNITY UNDER COVER OF OUTCRIES FOR UNITY 48 I. “Factionalism” II. The Split III. The Break-Up of the August Bloc IV. A Conciliator’s Advice to the “Seven” V. Trotsky’s Liquidationist Views From THE RIGHT OF NATIONS TO SELF-DETERMINATION 61 9. THE 1903 PROGRAMME AND ITS LIQUIDATORS From SOCIALISM AND WAR (The Attitude of the RSDLP Towards the War) 63 Chapter I. THE PRINCIPLES OF SOCIALISM AND THE WAR OF 1914-1915 “Kautskyism” Chapter IV. THE HISTORY OF THE SPLIT, AND THE PRESENT STATE OF SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY IN RUSSIA The Present State of Affairs in the Ranks of the Russian Social-Democrats Our Party’s Tasks From THE LETTER TO ALEXANDRA KOLLONTAI, Not earlier than August 4, 1915 66 From THE LETTER TO HENRIETTE ROLAND-HOLST. March 8, 1916 67 From THE DISCUSSION ON SELF-DETERMINATION SUMMED UP 68 11. CONCLUSION From THE LETTER TO ALEXANDRA KOLLONTAI, February 17, 1917 69 From THE LETTER TO INESSA ARMAND, February 19, 1917 70 From THE TASKS OF THE PROLETARIAT IN OUR REVOLUTION (Draft Platform 71 for the Proletarian Party) THE SITUATION WITHIN THE SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL LENIN AT THE MEZHRAYONTSI CONFERENCE, May 1917 (Extract) 75 SIXTH CONGRESS OF THE RSDLP(B), July 26-August 3 (August 8-16), 1917 77 RESOLUTION “ON PARTY UNITY” From THE CRISIS HAS MATURED 78 THE STRUGGLE LENIN AND THE BOLSHEVIK PARTY WAGED 81 AGAINST TROTSKYISM IN 1918-1922 SPEECHES ON WAR AND PEACE AT A MEETING OF THE CC OF THE RSDLP(B), 81 JANUARY 11 (24), 1918, Minutes TELEGRAM TO GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER- 83 IN-CHIEF, January 29 (February 11), 1918 TELEGRAM TO GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER- 84 IN-CHIEF, January 30 (February 12), 1918 SPEECHES AT THE EVENING SITTING OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE 85 RSDLP(B) ON FEBRUARY 18, 1918, Minutes From THE REVOLUTIONARY PHRASE 86 From SPEECHES AT THE MEETING OF THE CC OF THE RSDLP(B), FEBRUARY 89 24, 1918, Minutes EXTRAORDINARY SEVENTH CONGRESS OF THE RCP(B), March 6-8, 1918 90 POLITICAL REPORT OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. March 7 (Extract) REPLY TO THE DEBATE ON THE POLITICAL REPORT OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, MARCH 8 SPEECHES AGAINST TROTSKY’S AMENDMENTS TO THE RESOLUTION ON 98 WAR AND PEACE, MARCH 8 TO THE CC, RCP 99 TELEGRAM TO L. D. TROTSKY, L. P. SEREBRYAKOV, M. M. LASHEVICH, 100 September 6, 1919 THE TRADE UNIONS, THE PRESENT SITUATION AND TROTSKY’S MISTAKES. 101 Speech Delivered at a joint Meeting of Communist Delegates to the Eighth Congress of Soviets, Communist Members of the All-Russia Central Council of Trade Union and Communist Members of the Moscow City Council of Trade Unions. December 30, 1920 THE PARTY CRISIS 113 ONCE AGAIN ON THE TRADE UNIONS, THE CURRENT SITUATION AND THE 119 MISTAKES OF COMRADES TROTSKY AND BUKHARIN The Danger of Factional Pronouncement to the Party Formal Democracy and the Revolutionary Interest The Political Danger of Splits in the Trade Union Movement Disagreements on Principle Politics and Economics. Dialectics and Eclecticism Dialectics and Eclecticism. “School” and “Apparatus” Conclusion TENTH CONGRESS OF THE RCP(B), Moscow, March 8-16, 1921 140 SPEECH ON THE TRADE UNIONS, MARCH 14 RESOLUTION “ON PARTY UNITY” REPLY TO REMARKS CONCERNING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPUTY 144 CHAIRMEN OF THE COUNCIL OF PEOPLE’S COMMISSARS THE STRUGGLE WAGED BY THE BOLSHEVIK PARTY AGAINST 146 TROTSKYISM IN 1923-1925 JOINT PLENARY MEETING OF THE CC AND THE CCC WITH 146 REPRESENTATIVES OF 10 PARTY ORGANISATIONS, Moscow, October 25-27, 1923 Resolution “On the Situation in the Party” THIRTEENTH CONFERENCE OF THE RCP(B), Moscow, January 16-18, 1924 147 Resolution “On the Results of the Discussion and on the Petty-Bourgeois Deviation in the Party” 1. Origin of the Discussion 2. Ideological Substance of the Opposition 3. Positive Results of the Discussion 4. Practical Conclusions. PLENARY MEETING OF THE CC RCP(B), Moscow, January 17-20, 1925 153 Resolution “On Comrade Trotsky’s Actions” FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE CPSU, Moscow, December 18-23, 1925 159 Address to All Members of the Leningrad Organisation Resolution “On Leningradskaya Pravda” THE STRUGGLE WAGED BY THE BOLSHEVIK PARTY AGAINST 161 TROTSKYISM IN 1926-1927 JOINT PLENARY MEETING OF THE CC AND CCC CPSU(B), October 23 and 26, 161 1926 Resolution “On the Situation in the Party in Connection with the Factional Activities and Violation of Party Discipline by Some CC Members” FIFTEENTH CONFERENCE OF THE CPSU(B), Moscow, October 26-November 3, 162 1926 Resolution “On the Opposition Bloc in the CPSU(B)” I. The “New Opposition’s” Switch to Trotskyism on the Basic Question of the Nature and Prospects of Our Revolution II. Practical Platform of the Opposition Bloc III. The “Revolutionary” Words and Opportunist Actions of the Opposition Bloc IV. Conclusions JOINT PLENARY MEETING OF THE CC AND CCC CPSU(B), July 29-August 9, 1927 170 Resolution “On Violations of Party Discipline by Zinoviev and Trotsky” JOINT PLENARY MEETING OF THE CC AND CCC CPSU(B), October 21-23, 1927 175 Decision “On the Discussion” Decision “On the Expulsion of Zinoviev and Trotsky from the CC CPSU(B)” FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE CPSU(B), Moscow, December 2-19, 1927 177 From the Resolution “On the Report of the Central Committee” From the Resolution “On the Report of the CPSU(B) Delegation in the Comintern Executive” On the Opposition RESOLUTIONS OF LOCAL PARTY ORGANISATIONS ON THE STRUGGLE 181 AGAINST TROTSKYISM RESOLUTION OF A GENERAL MEETING OF WORKER MEMBERS AND 181 CANDIDATE MEMBERS OF THE PARTY OF THE IVANOVO-VOZNESENSK TOWN DISTRICT ON THE QUESTION OF INNER-PARTY DEMOCRACY, December 19, 1928 From THE RESOLUTION OF A GENERAL MEETING OF RCP(B) CELL BUREAUS 182 AND FUNCTIONARIES OF THE KHARKOV PARTY ORGANISATION ON THE QUESTION OF PARTY DEVELOPMENT, December 19, 1923 From THE RESOLUTION OF AN EXTENDED PLENARY MEETING OF THE 183 BAKHMUTSKY AREA PARTY COMMITTEE ON THE SITUATION IN THE PARTY AND ON THE IMMEDIATE TASKS OF PARTY WORK IN THE DONBAS, Decernber1923 RESOLUTIONS OF PETROGRAD PARTY ORGANISATIONS ON QUESTIONS OF 184 INNER-PARTY DEMOCRACY, January 1924 Samoilova Factory 3rd and 4th Armoured Car Divisions From THE RESOLUTION OF THE THIRTEENTH CONFERENCE OF THE 185 COMMUNIST PARTY (BOLSHEVIKS) OF BYELORUSSIA ON THE QUESTION OF PARTY ORGANISATION, May 14, 1924 From THE RESOLUTION OF A PLENARY MEETING OF THE MOSCOWNARVA 186 DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE RCP(B), LENINGRAD, JOINTLY WITH PARTY FUNCTIONARIES, November 1924 RESOLUTION OF AN EXTENDED PLENARY MEETING OF THE VYBORG 187 DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE RCP(B), LENINGRAD, November 1924 RESOLUTION OF AN EXTENDED PLENARY MEETING OF THE PARTY 188 COMMITTEE OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, LENINGRAD, JOINTLY WITH PARTY COLLECTIVE AND SHOP ORGANISERS, November 1924 MESSAGE OF GREETINGS FROM THE TENTH ORENBURG GUBERNIA 189 CONFERENCE OF THE RCP(B) TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE RUSSIAN COMMUNIST PARTY (BOLSHEVIKS), December 7, 1924 RESOLUTION OF THE FIFTH PARTY CONFERENCE OF THE KRASNAYA 190 PRESNYA DISTRICT. MOSCOW, ON THE REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE RCP(B), December 13, 1924 RESOLUTION OF THE FOURTH PARTY CONFERENCE OF THE ROGOZHSKY- 191 SIMONOVSKY DISTRICT, MOSCOW, ON M.
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