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Line 1: − + + + − The 4th International was a communist organization founded in 1938 by [[Leon Trotsky]]. Its goal was to eliminate the bourgeoisie and establish a dictatorship of proletariats. The Fourth International was prosecuted by the Soviet Union's secret police, who assassinated Trotsky himself in 1940. The movement has had many splits and schisms. Only a few fragments survived the 1980s.
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A Trotskyite is a political activist who follows the [[communist]] teachings of [[Leon Trotsky]] and opposed [[Joseph Stalin]]'s version. Many of them later became American conservatives, such as [[James Burnham]], [[Max Eastman]] and [[Seymour Martin Lipset]].
A '''Trotskyite''' is a political activist who follows the [[communist]] teachings of [[Leon Trotsky]] and opposed [[Joseph Stalin]]'s version. Many of them later became American conservatives, such as [[James Burnham]], [[Max Eastman]] and [[Seymour Martin Lipset]].
The [[4th International]] was a communist organization founded in 1938 by [[Leon Trotsky]]. Its goal was to eliminate the bourgeoisie and establish a dictatorship of proletariats. The Fourth International was prosecuted by the Soviet Union's secret police, who assassinated Trotsky himself in 1940. The movement has had many splits and schisms. Only a few fragments survived the 1980s.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Alexander, Robert J. ''International Trotskyism, 1929-1985: A Documented Analysis of the Movement'' (1991), 1128pp [http://www.questia.com/read/27804413?title=International%20Trotskyism%2c%201929-1985%3a%20A%20Documented%20Analysis%20of%20the%20Movement online edition]
* Alexander, Robert J. ''International Trotskyism, 1929-1985: A Documented Analysis of the Movement'' (1991), 1128pp [http://www.questia.com/read/27804413?title=International%20Trotskyism%2c%201929-1985%3a%20A%20Documented%20Analysis%20of%20the%20Movement online edition]