IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Leadership

Socialist Challenge No. 162, 3 September 1980 · p. 11 of the scan · 268 words

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page 11 of the scan

Revolution. Trotsky gave me a copy of that speech to bring back to the British comrades. Alas at the time we were too poor to publish it, but eventually it was published by the Independent We returned to the house on Dalgas Boulevard excited and enthused by the success meeting. The desire to talk well Ilaly, Belgium, and Britain which indictated that the Left Opposition was taking shape U11 national level.

Trotsky in the few days that remained for him in Denmark growing forces, to mobilise all our efforts and members for a concerted drive to aid our Ger section repeated advice. One of his major concerns meetings was to find a way to leadership.

SOON Stauning government clear that they were in no mood to allow Trotsky to prolong his stay in Denmark, not even for a week. With Natalia, his life companion, they long journey back to Prinkipo, tell place or exile But the movement finitely richer for that journey. The voice and message of Trot sky reached tens of thousands.

life to hear many revolutionary OraLorS.

MacManus, Bukharin, Saklatvala, and Felix Cohn, the old Polish communist, to name a few. But, political partiality, Copenhagen speech was the most impressive.

Classic It represented cerence or me clover evolu. tion but a classical exposition of the role of revolution in class society. It is worthy of a promiplace DOOKSIeU Holland, Trotsky's Copenhagen speech is printed Defence of the October Revoluall iter- tion (New Park), price 15p from The Other Bookshop, 328 Upper Street, London NI 15p for p&p if ordering by post.

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