Leon Trotsky's Response To The Industrial Revolution

Another interesting parallel between workers ' opposition in each regime is the role of individuals and the use of collective action. Many of the forms of resistance taken relied on a sense of solidarity among the workers. For example the use of strikes and absenteeism from work, both of these actions only held any weight because they were collectively acted upon by many workers. Although much larger on the Soviet side, strikes played a role in opposition in each of these empires; these strikes allowed large groups of workers to express their opposition to the conditions being faced by workers. On a contrasting note, individuals also played important parts in workers ' oppositional movements, such as those mentioned above, Kapiton Vasil’evich …show more content…
Throughout the 1920s, Trotsky and the Left Opposition were engaged in a battle for power with Stalin. After ultimately losing to Stalin in 1926, the Left Opposition members were expelled from the politburo and the central committee; Trotsky himself was entirely expelled from the party. Nevertheless, Trotsky and his supporters continued to refuse Stalin’s rule and many were exiled to isolated regions of the Soviet Union with Trotsky being exiled from the country. Even after his banishment, supporters of Trotsky still continued to oppose Stalin and his policies through the early 1930s. This can be seen in an excerpt from a letter written by Trotsky in December of 1932, “Among the older generation of Bolsheviks, including those who only yesterday were ardent Stalinists, can be observed the complete decay of the authority of Stalin and his group and a decided turn towards great attention and estimation of the Left …show more content…
While it is important to consider these other forms of resistance, there is simply not enough time to provide a thorough look at them here. After presenting an analysis of workers ' opposition in both the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, the similarities between the two became apparent. Many of the methods taken by workers in their fight against the ruling government were highly similar. Furthermore, the comparison can be seen when looking at the use of collective action as well as when looking at the acts of individuals. The analysis of political opposition in each empire helped to show the many similarities in this facet of resistance. The means taken by these opposing political groups are quite analogous and the reactions of the Nazis and the Soviets can be compared as