,P>T #b1 ,*APT] #a ,RUSSIA AS A ,NON-MODE ( ,PRODUCTION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,AUFHEB5 ,TEXT 3 ,P>T ,I,I3 ,RUSSIA AS A ,NON-MODE ( ,PRODUCTION ,HAV+ DISPOS$ ( ! !ORY ( ! ,U,S,S,R AS A 'DEG5]AT$ WORK]S' /ATE'1 ,TICKT9'S !ORY PRES5TS ITSELF AS ! MO/ P]SUASIVE ALT]NATIVE TO ! UND]/&+ ( ! ,U,S,S,R AS CAPITALI/4 ,ITS /R5G? IS ITS ATT5TION TO ! EMPIRICAL REALITY ( ! ,U,S,S,R & ITS CONSID]ATION ( ! SPECIFIC =MS ( CLASS /RUGGLE IT WAS SUBJECT TO4 ,H[EV]1 :ILE WE ACKN[L$GE ?AT ! ,U,S,S,R MU/ BE UND]/OOD AS A MALFUNCTION+ SY/EM1 WE >GUE ?AT1 BECAUSE ,TICKT9 DOESN'T RELATE HIS CATEGORIES ( 'POLITICAL ECONOMY' TO ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 HE FAILS TO GRASP ! CAPITALI/ NATURE ( ! ,U,S,S,R4 ,9TRODUCTION ,H]E WE PRES5T ! SECOND P>T ( \R >TICLE ',:AT WAS ! ,U,S,S,R8'4 ,9 \R LA/ ISSUE1 WE DEALT ) ,TROTSKY'S !ORY ?AT IT WAS A 'DEG5]AT$ WORK]S' /ATE'1 & ! BE/ KN[N !ORY ( /ATE CAPITALISM :I* HAS EM]G$ )9 ,TROTSKYISM -- ?AT ( ,TONY ,CLIFF4 ,\R ORIG9AL 9T5TION WAS TO FOLL[ ?AT UP BY DEAL+ ) BO? ! LESS WELL-KN[N !ORIES ( /ATE CAPITALISM DEVELOP$ BY ! LEFT COMMUNI/S & ) ,HILLEL ,TICKT9'S !ORY ?AT SEES ITSELF AS GO+ BEYOND BO? ,TROTSKY'S !ORY & ! /ATE CAPITALI/ ALT]NATIVE4 ,DUE TO =ESEEABLE CIRCUM/ANCES TOTALLY )9 \R CONTROL1 WE HAVE BE5 UNABLE TO DO ?IS4 ,!RE=E WE HAVE DECID$ NOT TO COMB9E !SE SECTIONS1 & 9/EAD H]E COMPLETE ! TRAJECTORY ( ,TROTSKYISM ) AN ACC\NT & CRITIQUE ( ,TICKT9'S !ORY1 & PUT (F \R TREATM5T ( ! LEFT COMMUNI/S TILL \R NEXT ISSUE4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS EFFECTIVE EXT5SION ( ! >TICLE'S L5G? LEADS US TO ANSW] SOME QUE/IONS READ]S MAY HAVE4 ,IT CAN BE ASK$3 ,:Y BO!R GIV+ SU* AN EXT5D$ TREATM5T TO ?IS QUE/ION8 ,ISN'T ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION & ! REGIME ?AT EM]G$ FROM IT N[ M]ELY ( HI/ORICAL 9T]E/8 ,%\LDN'T WE BE WRIT+ AB\T :AT IS GO+ ON 9 ,RUSSIA N[8 ,ONE RESPONSE W\LD BE TO SAY ?AT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO UND]/& :AT IS HAPP5+ 9 ,RUSSIA N[ )\T GRASP+ ! HI/ORY ( ! ,U,S,S,R4 ,BUT1 :ILE ?AT IS TRUE TO AN EXT5T1 ! DETAIL WE >E *OOS+ TO GIVE ?IS ISSUE DOES DES]VE MORE EXPLANATION4 ,AS ,LOR5 ,GOLDN] PUTS IT1 9 A V]Y 9T]E/+ >TICLE PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#i#a3 ,9TO ! MID-#a#i#gS1 ! ',RUSSIAN QUE/ION' & ITS IMPLICATIONS WAS ! 9ESCAPABLE 'P>ADIGM' ( POLITICAL P]SPECTIVE ON ! LEFT1 9 ,EUROPE & ! ,U4,S4 & YET #ae YE>S LAT] SEEMS LIKE SU* ANCI5T HI/ORY4 ,?IS WAS A POLITICAL MILIEU :]E ! M9UTE /UDY ( ! MON?-TO-MON? HI/ORY ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION & ! ,COM9T]N FROM #a#i#a#g-#a#i#b#h SEEM$ ! KEY TO ! UNIV]SE AS A :OLE4 ,IF SOMEONE SAID !Y BELIEV$ ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION HAD BE5 DEFEAT$ 9 #a#i#a#i1 #a#i#b#a1 #a#i#b#c1 #a#i#b#g1 OR #a#i#c#f1 OR #a#i#e#c1 ONE HAD A PRETTY GOOD S5SE ( :AT !Y W\LD ?9K ON JU/ AB\T EV]Y O!R POLITICAL QUE/ION 9 ! WORLD3 ! NATURE ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 ( ,*9A1 ! NATURE ( ! WORLD ,C,PS1 ! NATURE ( ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY1 ! NATURE ( TRADE UNIONS1 ! ,UNIT$ ,FRONT1 ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT1 NATIONAL LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS1 ES!TICS & PHILOSOPHY1 ! RELATION%IP ( P>TY & CLASS1 ! SIGNIFICANCE ( SOVIETS & WORK]S' C\NCILS1 & :E!R ,LUXEMBURG OR ,BUKH>9 WAS RI ,H[EV]1 ?AT P]IOD SEEMS TO BE AT A CLOSE4 ,IT SEEMS CLE> ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION & ! >GUM5TS >\ND IT WILL NOT HAVE ! SAME SIGNIFICANCE = ?OSE BECOM+ 9VOLV$ 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT N[ AS IT DID = PREVI\S G5]ATIONS4 ,POS+ ! ISSUE SLIE 9DE$ SOME ( ! GREATE/ EV5TS ( \R C5TURY4 ,?ANKS TO !M1 A HORDE ( ?9K]S1 WRIT]S & POLITICIANS >E NOT UNEMPLOY$40.<#d#b.> ,CAMATTE USEFULLY !N DRAWS ATT5TION TO ! WAY ?AT ! PRODUCTION ( !ORIES ON ! ,U,S,S,R HAS V]Y (T5 S]V$ PURPOSES QUITE OPPOS$ TO ?AT ( CL>IFICATION ( ! QUE/ION4 ,TO BE ACKN[L$G$ AS A PROP] POLITICAL GR\P OR -- AS ,CAMATTE W\LD SAY -- GANG1 IT WAS SE5 AS AN ESS5TIAL REQUIREM5T TO HAVE A DI/9CTIVE POSITION OR !ORY ON ! ,SOVIET ,UNION4 ,BUT IF ,CAMATTE EXPRESS$ RELUCTANCE TO 0PLACE SOME NEW GOODS ON ! OV]-SATURAT$ M>KET01 HE NONE!LESS & JU/IFIABLY ?\8 ,= REVOLUTION>IES1 HASN'T ! POSITION ?AT ! ,SOVIET ,UNION WAS 7/ATE-7 CAPITALI/ & OPPOS$ TO HUMAN LIB]ATION BECOME FAIRLY BASIC S9CE '#f#h8 ,HAV5'T !ORIES LIKE ,TROTSKY'S ?AT GAVE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO ! ,SOVIET ,UNION BE5 COMPREH5SIVELY EXPOS$8 ,WELL1 YES & NO4 ,TO SIMPLY ASS]T ?AT ! ,U,S,S,R WAS ANO!R =M ( CAPITALISM & ?AT LITTLE MORE NE$ BE SAID IS NOT CONV9C+4 ,>\ND ! SAME TIME AS ,CAMATTE'S COMM5TS1 ! ,TROTSKYI/ ACADEMIC ,HILLEL ,TICKT9 BEGAN TO DEVELOP A !ORY ( ! NATURE & CRISIS ( ! ,SOVIET SY/EM :I* HAS COME TO HOLD A SIGNIFICANT /ATUS & 9FLU5CE4.<#d#c.> ,TICKT9'S !ORY1 ) ITS ATT5TION TO ! EMPIRICAL REALITY ( ! ,U,S,S,R & ITS CONSID]ATION ( ! SPECIFIC =MS ( CLASS /RUGGLE IT WAS SUBJECT TO1 IS C]TA9LY ! MO/ P]SUASIVE ALT]NATIVE TO ! UND]/&+ ( ! ,U,S,S,R AS CAPITALI/4 ,BUT AGA9 IT CAN BE ASK$ :O REALLY C>ES AB\T ?IS ISSUE8 ,ULTIMATELY WE >E WRIT+ = \RSELVES1 ANSW]+ QUE/IONS WE FEEL IMPORTANT4 ,TO MANY IT SEEMS 9TUITIVELY ! POLITICALLY REVOLUTION>Y POSITION -- TO SAY ! ,SOVIET ,UNION WAS 7/ATE7 CAPITALI/ & ?AT IS 5\<4 ,WE'D CONT5D1 H[EV]1 ?AT A POSITION APPE>S TO BE REVOLUTION>Y DOES NOT MAKE IT TRUE1 :ILE :AT IS TRUE WILL %[ ITSELF TO BE REVOLUTION>Y4 ,= US1 TO KN[ ?AT ,RUSSIA WAS EXPLOITATIVE & OPPOS$ TO HUMAN LIB]ATION & TO CALL IT CAPITALI/ TO MAKE ONE'S CONDEMNATION CLE> IS NOT 5\<4 ,! IMPORTANCE ( ,M>X'S CRITIQUE ( POLITICAL ECONOMY IS NOT JU/ ?AT IT CONDEMNS CAPITALISM1 BUT ?AT IT UND]/&S IT BETT] ?AN ! B\RGEOISIE & EXPLA9S IT BETT] ?AN MORALI/IC =MS ( CRITICISM4 ,! EV5TS 9 ,RUSSIA AT ! MOM5T1 :I* REFLECT A PR(\ND FAILURE TO TURN IT 9TO AN >EA = ! SUCCESSFUL ACCUMULATION ( VALUE1 %[ ?AT 9 SOME WAYS ! QUE/ION ( ! ,U,S,S,R IS NOT OV]4 ,9 DEAL+ ) ?IS ISSUE WE >E NOT ATTEMPT+ TO PROVIDE ! F9AL DEF9ITIVE SOLUTION TO ! ,RUSSIAN QUE/ION4 ,!ORY -- ! 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