num_pages: 183
description: Written in the white heat of revolutionary Russias Civil War Trotskys Terrorism and Communism is one of the most potent defenses of revolutionary dictatorship. In his provocative commentary to this new edition the philosopher Slavoj iek argues that Trotskys attack on the illusions of liberal democracy has a vital relevance today.
language: English
title: Terrorism and Communism: A Reply to Karl Kautsky
publisher: Verso