Project Gutenberg 2012-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 100 Trotsky, Leon 1879 1940 Троцкий, Лев Давидович Trotzky, Leon Davidovich Trotsky, Lev Davidovitch 18007369 The Bolsheviki and World Peace Produced by Al Haines "The Bolsheviki and World Peace" by Leon Trotsky is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work presents an analysis of the political and social conditions during World War I, particularly from the perspective of the Bolshevik faction in Russia. The book delves into the implications of the war and how it intersects with the revolutionary movements, social democracy, and the quest for peace as understood by the author and his contemporaries. At the start of the book, Trotsky discusses the complexities surrounding the Balkan question and the role of conflicts in shaping nationalist aspirations. He critiques the political maneuvers of both the ruling classes and socialist factions, emphasizing how the war has revitalized imperial ambitions while simultaneously providing a platform for the working class to pursue liberation. He highlights the contradiction in supporting particular nationalist movements while undermining a collective revolutionary stance, illustrating the challenges faced by socialists in reconciling internationalism with national sentiments amidst the chaos of war. Overall, the opening portion sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of Trotsky's vision for a world revolution and the need for a truly democratic peace. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40273/40273-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en Socialism World War, 1914-1918 Communism -- Soviet Union Europe -- Social conditions -- 20th century D501 Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 269428 269381 2024-09-17T05:11:41.826820 2023-09-17T13:25:46.447725 text/html text/html 270565 2012-07-18T15:33:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 135106 2012-07-18T15:33:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 145729 2024-09-17T05:11:53.153681 application/epub+zip 322345 2024-09-17T05:11:51.725692 application/pdf 276604 2024-09-17T05:11:44.917775 application/pdf 151292 2024-09-17T05:11:46.748733 application/epub+zip 123347 2024-09-17T05:11:43.078729 application/epub+zip 218912 2024-09-17T05:11:55.847678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200959 2024-09-17T05:11:49.817771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173659 2022-09-18T12:30:39.664731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231579 2024-09-17T05:11:41.223766 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231820 2012-07-18T15:34:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 81875 2012-07-18T15:34:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 231409 2012-07-18T15:34:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81723 2012-07-18T15:34:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231440 2012-07-18T15:34:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81678 2012-07-18T15:34:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27351 2024-09-17T05:11:55.996676 application/rdf+xml 216089 2024-09-17T05:11:40.557769 2023-09-17T13:25:46.104718 text/x-rst text/x-rst 216089 2012-07-18T15:34:24 text/x-rst 122253 2012-07-18T15:34:24 text/x-rst application/zip 8762 2024-09-17T05:11:45.612739 image/jpeg 1378 2024-09-17T05:11:45.179747 image/jpeg 134649 2024-09-17T05:11:41.851750 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia