![]() ![]() In the aftermath of the Russian Civil War, when he had been in charge of the Red Army, he rightly regarded economic questions as the most important consideration. Trotsky was never particularly interested in sectarian intrigue, and underestimated the fact that it can occasionally have terrible historical consequences. This is the period in which Lenin’s physical health entered into a rapid decline creating the political confusion in which Stalin successfully hijacked the leadership of the Bolshevik Party. It might seem strange that, in 19, when the Russian Revolution was still fighting for its life, Leon Trotsky, having refused to accept the office of vice-premier in the new government, devoted an entire book, Literature and Revolution, to artistic questions. Saturday 15 January 2005 Issue 1934 Leon Trotsky ![]()
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