Letter of the 46

Soviet history

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  • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1922–91
    In Soviet Union: The NEP and the defeat of the Left

    …the party was the “Letter of the 46,” in October 1923. In late 1923 it was Trotsky who (though not himself a signatory) spoke in the Politburo for the antibureaucratic faction. The Central Committee banned the letter but later allowed discussion that showed widespread support in the party for…

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