Trotskyist
Permanent revolution advocate
A Trotskyist is a follower of Leon Trotsky's political theory, which advocates permanent worldwide revolution rather than Stalin's "socialism in one country." Trotskyists typically oppose Stalinist authoritarianism while maintaining commitment to revolutionary Marxism.
The term appears in leftist political discourse, sometimes used loosely for any anti-Stalinist communist: The party split between Stalinists and Trotskyists.
Lenin's revolutionary party
- Russian RevolutionSoviet founding upheaval
- Red ArmySoviet ground forces
- October RevolutionSoviet founding coup
- Soviet UnionFormer communist superstate
Stalin · Great Purge · exile · assassination · ice axe · Diego Rivera · Frida Kahlo · Norway
Worldwide systemic overthrow
- political revolutionFundamental change in governance
- internationalismFavoring cooperation among nations
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- class consciousnessAwareness of economic group identity
Soviet-led communist alliance
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- splitsDivides into parts
- regroupmentReassembly after dispersal
Bolsheviks
Lenin's revolutionary party
- Russian RevolutionSoviet founding upheaval
- Red ArmySoviet ground forces
- October RevolutionSoviet founding coup
Soviet Union · Stalin · Great Purge · exile · assassination · ice axe · Diego Rivera · Frida Kahlo · Norway · Mexico City
world revolution
Worldwide systemic overthrow
- political revolutionFundamental change in governance
- internationalismFavoring cooperation among nations
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
class consciousness · socialist revolution · united front · praxis
Comintern
Soviet-led communist alliance
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- splitsDivides into parts
Trotskyistsocial democrat
Centrist favoring regulated markets
reformist · gradualist · Fabian · democratic socialist · Menshevik
Trotskyistfascist
Authoritarian ultranationalist ideology adherent
capitalist · conservative · right-winger · reactionary · free-marketeer