Stalin: 70 years after a tyrant’s death
Spectre of Communism
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The Two Stage Theory of Stalinism
Some of the theories of Stalinism and how they came were in contradiction to the ideas that Trotsky put forward. The main points of difference are the two stage theory versus the permanent revolution, socialism in one country versus the international revolution or emphasis on internationalism. Both of which are linked to the conflict between the United Front and the popular front so can we just deal quickly with some of these ideas because I think it's fair to say that a lot of these so-called innovations of Stalinism were actually bad dated Menshevik ideas.
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