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"Terrorism and Communism" by Leon Trotsky is book published in 1920 as a reply to Karl Kautsky and others who had criticized the Bolshevik use of political terror, compulsory labor, and other tactics. It is a defense of the use of revolutionary violence by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War. Trotsky argues that in the struggle to build a socialist state, the use of force and even terror is justified to protect the revolution against its enemies, both internal and external. He critiques those who condemn Bolshevik methods, claiming that the harsh measures are necessary to ensure the survival and success of the workers' government. The book contrasts the violent methods of the bourgeoisie, which Trotsky argues are used to oppress, with the revolutionary violence of the proletariat, which he believes is used to liberate and create a just society.

Frida in front of the Unfinished Unity Panel, New Worker’s School, New York, 1933

ᴛʀᴏᴛsᴋʏ ʙᴇᴀʀs ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴅᴇᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴍʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ ᴡᴀʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴏɴᴇ-ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛᴀʀɪᴀɴ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴛs ᴀᴘᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴜs ꜰᴏʀ ʀᴜᴛʜʟᴇssʟʏ sᴜᴘᴘʀᴇssɪɴɢ ᴅɪssᴇɴᴛ... ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴ ɪᴅᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴇʀʀᴏʀ. ʜᴇ ᴅᴇsᴘɪsᴇᴅ 'ʙᴏᴜʀɢᴇᴏɪs ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ'; ʜᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴘɪɴᴇʟᴇssɴᴇss ᴀɴᴅ sᴏꜰᴛ-ʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴇᴅɴᴇss ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜᴘᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀᴛɪᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴀssᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀʀᴇɴᴀ ꜰᴏʀ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟɪsᴍ