Trotskyism and Stalinism in the ideology of the contemporary Russian left-wingers
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5164-2024-2-87-95
Abstract
Aim. To analyze the programmers of contemporary Russian left-wing parties and movements in terms of their attachment to the ideological concepts of Stalin and Trotsky.
Methodology. The paper analyses the political views of Stalin and Trotsky, as well as the trend of their development in contemporary politics. Based on the ideas of Stalinism/Trotskyism, a comparative analysis of the political programmers of today’s major Russian communist and socialist parties has been carried out in terms of their political positioning within the leftist paradigm, and comparison with contemporary political reality has been made.
Results. The analysis of the political programs revealed that the parties which associate themselves with Stalin adhere to a state-oriented, patriotic position, while the adherents of Trotskyism for the most part take the positions of globalism and Gauchism (from French gauchisme – leftism). In general, both concepts have gone beyond the interpretations of Marxism and have become identified with national sovereignty and independence (in the case of Stalinism) and with ultraglobalism (in the case of Trotskyism).
Research implications. The results of this analysis can be used to study and comprehend the genesis of the leftist movement in contemporary Russia. It is advisable to use the materials presented for the teaching of political science disciplines.
About the Author
A. A. Shefer
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander A. Schaefer – Postgraduate Student, Faculty of Political Science, Department of Russian Politics
Leninsky Gory 1, Moscow 119192
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