"Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder Author_Ted Grant First published in French in

First published in French in 1936

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By Adam Booth and Rob Sewell

Trotsky's theory of the permanent revolution has become more relevant than ever

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"Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder Author_Ted Grant First published in French inThe Bolsheviks led the workers to power in the October Revolution of 1917. To ensure its survival, they grappled with the task of spreading the revolution beyond Russia. "Left Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder was written in 1920 to educate the newly formed communist parties of the Third International, and to correct the ultra left, sectarian trends that infected many of them. Inspired by the revolution and repelled by the betrayals of social