Leon Trotsky

"Revolutionary realism tries to draw the maximum advantage from every situation - that is what makes it revolutionary - but at the same time it does not permit us to set ourselves fantastic aims - that is what makes it realistic."

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Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky

Revolutionary, Politician

Leon Trotsky was a key figure in the Russian Revolution and a prominent Marxist theorist known for his ideas on permanent revolution and critiques of Stalinism.

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