Of course lots of people who were politically aligned with Stalin in the 1920s eventually found themselves in a labor camp or looking at the wrong end of a gun later on. Just ask Bukharin.
Jim F. http://independent.academia.edu/JimFarmelant ---------- Original Message ---------- From: c b <cb31...@gmail.com> To: Forum for the discussion of theoretical issues raised by Karl Marx and the thinkers he inspired <marxism-thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu>, a-l...@lists.econ.utah.edu Subject: [Marxism-Thaxis] Contradiction in text Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:10:33 -0500 wikipedia on Krupskaya: "Although she was highly regarded within the party, Krupskaya was unable to prevent Joseph Stalin's consolidation of power after Lenin's death[citation needed]. She was then politically isolated by Stalin and his supporters.[citation needed] Krupskaya apparently favored Stalin in the great debates between the Left Opposition and the CPSU majority of the 1920s. In 1925, she attacked Trotsky in a polemic that was in response to Trotsky's tract The Need To Study October. In it, she stated that "Marxist analysis was never Comrade Trotskys strong point."[11] In relation to the debate around Socialism in one country versus Permanent Revolution, she asserted that Trotsky "under-estimates the role played by the peasantry."[12] Furthermore, she held that Trotsky had misinterpreted the revolutionary situation in post-WWI Germany.[13]" ^^^^^^^^^^ CB: If she "apparently" favored Stalin, the implication would be not that she was "politically isolated" by Stalin, but was politically aligned with Stalin. _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis ____________________________________________________________ Weight Loss Program Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=_qHxab1yoyfSE2Cs_DN4gQAAJ1AP8ttsZd_TbiVxkZxsC3mBAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEUgAAAAA= _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
