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Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism): a reply to Karl Kantsky

By Leon Trotsky
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The author mounts a polemical reply to Karl Kautsky defending the necessity of a proletarian dictatorship as the transitional instrument to abolish bourgeois property and effect socialist transformation, rejecting reliance on parliamentary majorities and formal democracy. He contrasts revolutionary dictatorship with capitalist democracy, argues that force may be required to suppress counterrevolution, examines terrorism, the Paris Commune and Soviet practice, critiques Kautsky's abandonment of Marxist revolutionary principles, and discusses working-class strategy, labor organization, and the limits of democratic procedures during revolutionary periods.

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Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky was a prominent Marxist revolutionary and theorist, best known for his role in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent civil war. As a key figure in the Bolshevik party, he served as the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and later as the founder and commander of the Red Army. Trotsky's writings, such as "The Bolsheviki and World Peace" and "Our Revolution: Essays on Working-Class and International Revolution, 1904-1917," reflect his deep commitment to international socialism and critique of bureaucratic regimes. His ideas on permanent revolution and opposition to Stalinism have left a lasting impact on leftist thought and political movements worldwide.

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