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Encyclopedia: Permanent revolution

Permanent Revolution is a term within Marxist theory, which was first used by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels between 1845 and 1850, but has since become most closely associated with Leon Trotsky. The use of the term by different theorists is not identical. Marx used it to describe the strategy of a revolutionary class to continue to pursue its class interests independently and without compromise, despite overtures for political alliances, and despite the political dominance of opposing sections of society.

Trotsky put forward his conception of 'permanent revolution' as an explanation of how socialist revolutions could occur in societies that had not achieved advanced capitalism. Part of his theory is the impossibility of 'socialism in one country' - a view also held by Marx, but not integrated into his conception of permanent revolution. Trotsky's theory also argues, first, that the bourgeoisie in late-developing capitalist countries are incapable of developing the productive forces in such a manner as to achieve the sort of advanced capitalism which will fully develop an industrial proletariat. Second, that the proletariat can and must, therefore, seize social, economic and political power, leading an alliance with the peasantry. The Trotskyist Tony Cliff developed a theory of "Deflected Permanent Revolution" from this to explain national revolutions.

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How to say "Permanent revolution" in other languages:

	(Japanese)	永続革命論
	(German)	Theorie der permanenten Revolution
	(French)	Révolution permanente
	(Italian)	Rivoluzione permanente

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Permanent Revolution

Permanent Revolution is the theory of how to sustain Communism within an undeveloped ('backward') state. Although most closely associated with Leon Trotsky, the call for Permanent Revolution is... conception of Permanent Revolution is based on his understanding, drawing on the work of the founder...

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International Socialist Organization

theory of deflected permanent revolution, developed by Tony Cliff. The theory attempts to build on Trotsky's theory of Permanent Revolution, and to explain why workers had not taken power in various... permanent arms economy, developed by British socialist Mike Kidron. The theory argued that high arms...

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Revolutionary Workers League (in Manitoba)

supporters of permanent revolution and followers of the American Socialist Workers Party, which after 1982 supported Fidel Castro's Cuba as the vanguard of world revolution. It is unclear if the Manitoba...

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Icebreaker (book)

Europe and eventually of the whole world. While Stalin dismissed Leon Trotsky's theory of permanent revolution in favor of socialism in one country, the only way to eliminate being "surrounded by...

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International Bolshevik Tendency

the Spartacus Group. The IBT section in New Zealand, the Permanent Revolution Group (PRG), was founded...

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Socialism in one country

- Trotsky's theory of Permanent Revolution, disputed by Lenin. After Lenin's death, Stalin put forward... Lenin's beliefs that while a revolution may happen in one country, the final success of socialism... revolutions in other, more advanced countries - such as those of Western Europe. Mensheviks and Trotsky...

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Class warfare

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Pathfinder tendency

of Permanent Revolution, and embraced the position that Cuba was a healthy workers state and not a... revolution. The SWP expelled Trotsyists from the party and its supporters abroad split from or attempted...

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Leon Trotsky

. Trotsky put forward the theory of 'Permanent Revolution' and an internationalist perspective... during the Great Purges. Theory Trotskyism Main article: Trotskyism. Permanent Revolution Main article: Permanent Revolution. Transitional Program Main article: Transitional Program. Labor Armies Main...

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Trotskyism

capitalism. Trotsky advocated Proletarian Revolution as set out in his theory of "Permanent Revolution", as he argued that in countries where the bourgeois democratic revolution had not triumphed already it was necessary that the proletariat carry out the tasks of that revolution and make it permanent...

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