TROTSKY LEON: (1879-1940) Bolshevik Revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Russian October Revolution. T.L.S. ...

TROTSKY LEON: (1879-1940) Bolshevik Revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Russian October Revolution. T.L.S., with his initials LT, in blue indelible pencil, one page, 4to, n.p., 5th January 1938, to Comrade [Max] Shachtman, editor of the Marxist theory magazine The New International. Trotsky states that he received Shachtman's explanation regarding a misfortune with an article and comments 'I know that Comrade Wright is extremely careful and attentive and I am sure that he will help eliminate any further misunderstandings in my relationship with the New International', further informing his correspondent 'Concerning my old speech about the Red Army, I didn't have the slightest initiative in the translation of it, and naturally you must yourself decide if and when you can publish it' and also providing some advice for the editorial board and their communications with authors, translators and readers, 'It is absolutely necessary to have on the board a comrade who will conduct such a correspondence with the greatest attention to the contributors, especially those who are young and not sure of themselves'. In a postscript Trotsky further writes 'The proposition of Comrade James concerning a symposium of my books is unfortunately not acceptable because it would bring me into conflict with my different publishers and would interfere with the publication plans of Pioneer Publishers and others. Please communicate this to Eastman and to James, that I am categorically opposed to this plan'. About EX

Max Shachtman (1904-1972) American Marxist Theorist, an associate of Leon Trotsky.

The New International was published by the Socialist Workers Party of the United States from 1934-40.