Leon Trotsky Speaks

The major political questions of the 20th century, discussed by an outstanding communist leader. Includes a defense of the right to revolution, made in 1906 in the prisoner's dock of the tsarist courts; speeches as a leader of the revolutionary government following the Bolshevik-led revolution; and I Stake My Life, Trotsky's 1937 defense of his 20-year Bolshevik course and challenge to the organizers of Joseph Stalin's frame-up trials. The Major Political Questions Of The 20th Century, Discussed By One Of The Most Important Communist Leaders. Includes A Defense Of The Right To Revolution, Made In 1906 In The Prisoner's Dock Of The Tsarist Courts; Speeches As A Leader Of The Revolutionary Government Following The Bolshevik-led Revolution; And I Stake My Life, Trotsky's 1937 Defense Of His 20-year Bolshevik Course And Challenge To The Organizers Of Joseph Stalin's Frame-up Trials. On Trial For Insurrection -- Zimmerwald Manifesto Against The War -- The February Revolution And Its Results. On The Eve Of A Revolution ; Two Faces-- Internal Forces Of The Russian Revolution ; The Growing Conflict ; War Or Peace? -- All Power To The Soviets -- President Of The Petrograd Soviet. Acceptance Speech ; Answer To Skobelev ; To The Soviets Of The Northern Region -- Organizing The Insurrection. In Answer To A Rumor ; Three Resolutions ; Brother Cossacks! ; Message To The Garrison ; Report To The Extraordinary Session ; The Overthrow Of The Provisional Government ; To The Army Committees And Soldiers' Soviets ; Walkout Of The Mensheviks And Social Revolutionaries ; On The Arrest Of Socialist Ministers ; The Organization Of Power -- Commissar Of Foreign Affairs. For Peace-- Against Secret Diplomacy! ; Appeal To The Toiling, Oppressed And Exhausted Peoples Of Europe -- A Word To The Russian Workers And Peasants On Our Friends And Enemies, And How To Preserve And Strengthen The Soviet Republic -- Civil War. Lenin Wounded ; Recruiting The Red Army ; Strike The Enemy, Spare The Prisoner! -- Tasks Of The Twelfth Congress Of The Russian Communist Party -- For The Internationalist Perspective. On The Road To The European Revolution ; Prospects And Tasks In The East -- The War Danger-- The Defense Policy And The Opposition -- Open Letter To The Workers Of The Ussr -- Interview From Prinkipo -- In Defense Of The Russian Revolution -- Farewell To Prinkipo -- I Stake My Life! -- The Founding Of The Fourth International -- On The Eve Of World War Ii -- Testament. Books And Pamphlets By Leon Trotsky Published In The United States And In Print In 1972: P. [334]-[335]. Contents 1. On trial for insurrection 2. Zimmerwald manifesto against the war 3. The February revolution and its results On the eve of a revolution Two faces-Internal forces of the Russian revolution The growing conflict War or peace 4. All power to the Soviets 5. President of the Petrograd Soviet Acceptance speech Answer to Skobelev To the Soviets of the Northern Region 6. Organizing the insurrection In answer to a rumor Three resolutions Brother Cossacks Message to the garrison Report to the Extraordinary Session The overthrow of the Provisional Government To the army committees and soldiers' soviets Walkout of the Mensheviks and Social Revolutionaries On the arrest of socialist ministers The organization of power