Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) – the leader of the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s unyielding opponent – remains an immensely controversial figure seventy years after his assassination in Mexico City. In this penetrating analysis and comprehensive refutation of three recently-published biographies of Leon Trotsky by well-known British historians -- Professors Robert Service, Ian Thatcher and Geoffrey Swain -- David North raises troubling questions about the state of contemporary historical scholarship. Also available in epub and pdf format


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The document was adopted unanimously at the founding congress of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP), held October 22-25, 2010 in Manchester. It reviews and examines the most critical political experiences of the British working class, centering in particular on the post-war history of the Trotskyist movement.

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Originally published in Russian in 1981, this unique history of early Soviet philosophy is now available for the first time in English, translated by Frederick Choate.

Yehoshua Yakhot (1919-2003) was a professor of philosophy in the Soviet Union until forced to emigrate to Israel in 1975. While in emigration, he finished writing the book begun in Moscow years before.

Yakhot’s book is essential reading for an understanding of the counter-revolutionary role of Stalinism and its devastating impact on every aspect of Soviet thought. Rare among works dealing with this period, Yakhot presents an objective account of the theoretical role of the major figures in the early Soviet Union—including, most significantly, that of Leon Trotsky, co-leader with Lenin of the Russian Revolution of October 1917.

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Léon Trotsky (1879-1940) compte parmi les figures les plus grandes et les plus controversées de l’histoire politique du vingtième siècle. De son vivant, il fut la cible d’une odieuse campagne de mensonges et d’accusations de la part du régime stalinien en URSS, qui culmina par l’assassinat du chef révolutionnaire exilé. Soixante-dix ans après le meurtre de Trotsky, les distortions et falsifications historiques staliniennes, depuis longtemps discréditées, se retrouvent dans le courant dominant de la pensée universitaire. Learn More

Contains the report to the Socialist Equality Party (US) Second National Congress given July 8, 2012 by David North, SEP National Chairman and Chairman of the World Socialist Web Site International Editorial Board. (pdf version) Learn More

This volume examines the bloodiest period of the Stalinist repression of political opposition in the Soviet Union, debunking the myth that the Great Purges were merely the product of Stalin's paranoia and had no overriding political logic. Through a meticulous examination of original sources, including archival documents only made available for research in the 1990s, Professor Vadim Rogovin argues that the ferocity of the mass repression was directly proportional to the intensity of resistance to Stalin within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), particularly the opposition inspired by and associated with the exiled Bolshevik leader Leon Trotsky. Learn More

This document was adopted unanimously by the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) at its founding congress held in Colombo, 27–29 May, 2011. Learn More

The Partei für Soziale Gleichheit (Socialist Equality Party), the German section of the International Committee of the Fourth International, adopted this document unanimously at its Founding Congress held on May 23, 2010 in Berlin. (Free shipping to Australia) Learn More