This was coupled with the weaknesses and mistakes of the young Communist Parties which had emerged. . Trotsky was able to formulate his ideas on the character of the revolution in Russia out of the experience of the 1905 revolution and class struggle. ..…

In a late 2018 interview, Diesan reaffirmed this view of Russia as a defender of traditional values and that “Russia has returned to its pre-communist role as the go-to country for Western classical conservatives.” .   . ... Membership in western communist parties..…