In Defence of Marxism is correctly regarded as one of Trotsky's finest classics. It is a product of a sharp polemic within the American Trotskyist movement during the period 1939-40. This dispute touched on the very fundamentals of Marxism. It was for this reason that Trotsky himself participated in the form of a series of articles and letters that are brought together in this volume.

The issues covered concern the essence of Marxist theory and deal with such questions as:

• The class nature of the Soviet state
• The defense of the Soviet Union against imperialist attack
• Bolshevik principles of organization
• Dialectical Materialism

This is Trotsky at his best: profound, concise, and theoretically razor sharp. 

By Leon Trotsky. Published by Wellred UK.

312 pages.