"Permanent revolution" or "Socialism in One Country" (10)

Question 1

What did Trotsky believe?

Answer 1

Trotsky and the Left held to the line that the Soviet Union should commit to “permanent revolution”; maximum support should be given to the Comintern in fomenting revolutions across the world until a truly socialist society was achieved everywhere.

Question 2

From 1923 what view did Stalin want?

Answer 2

That there could be “Socialism in one country” and that Bolshevik Russia should aim to build a “workers” paradise” in the Soviet Union as an example to the world.

Question 3

What did poeple think about Stalin’s idea?

Answer 3

This approach appealed to many in the Party who wanted stability, and who feared the continuous revolutionary turmoil that Trotsky was advocating.

Question 4

What had the NEP been a compromise with?

Answer 4

economic reality.

Question 5

What would “Socialism in One Country” be a compromise with?

Answer 5

The realities of the international situation.