About the book: 2007 / This edition includes the works of the famous revolutionary and thinker L.D. Trotsky, written by him during the period of forced emigration from the USSR. At this time, he rethinks the problems of the world revolutionary movement and the prospects for the development of mankind. Since the ideas of Trotskyism were and remain extremely popular in the circles of the left intelligentsia, it seems interesting to get acquainted with the original works of L.D. Trotsky, devoted to various aspects of politics, philosophy, culture, and social life. #### The electronic version of the book lacks a foreword from the compilers and an afterword from the scientific editor ####