Fascism What It Is and How to Fight ..., Leon Trotsky
Fascism What It Is and How to Fight ..., Leon Trotsky
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Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It

Author: Leon Trotsky

Narrator: Will Stauff

Unabridged: 1 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/02/2019


Synopsis

Writing in the heat of struggle against the rise of fascism in Germany, France, and Spain in the 1930s, communist leader Leon Trotsky examines the class origins and character of fascist movements.

Building on foundations laid by the Communist International in Lenin's time, Trotsky advances a working-class strategy to combat and defeat this malignant danger.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shortsman on August 08, 2021

This entire book/pamphlet is just a cope for the fact that fascism is in all actuality more popular and appealing than communism. Also, Trotsky notes that communist uprisings help the fascist parties, which just proves the first sentence. Also, the quote "Fascism will inevitably break its neck agains......more

Goodreads review by Brian on January 31, 2010

A brief collection of some of Trotsky's important letters and articles regarding fascism, this pamphlet offers a brief introduction to the nature of fascism, the conditions that give rise to it, and the strategy of resisting it through a "united front." Based on his observations of the growth of Nat......more

Goodreads review by Shulamith on July 25, 2024

This book is, unfortunately for everyone, still relevant. There's a lot of bad news in this book, but Trotsky never gave up hope that fascism would be defeated, and provides good reasons to think this might be the case. Let's take it step by step. The first lesson of the book is the class basis for f......more

Goodreads review by Arya on July 17, 2021

I read this to see if Trotsky really was as brilliant as they say. I'm still undecided. It certainly wasn't very profound, but that's too much to expect from a loose collection of articles with very practical goals in mind. Trotsky's been propped up throughout the years by communists trying to blame......more

Goodreads review by tõnn on September 11, 2023

Väga hea lihtne ülevaade fašismist 20ndate jooksul toimunud fašismi plahvatuslikust tõusust Itaalias ja Saksamaal. Trotski paneb fašismi leviku perspektiivi muude parteide arenemisega ning kuidas majanduskriisid ja anti-kommunismile keskendunud liberaalid võtsid fašismi tegelikult avasüli vastu. Erit......more