National Question

Leon Trotsky On the National Question (1938) Written: May or June 1938. Source: Fourth International [New York], Vol.6 No.8, Auu!t 19"#, $$.%#". Transcription/HT ML Markup: &a'i( )alter!. Copyleft: *eon +rot!ky Internet Arhi'e -www.ar/i!t!.or0 %8. +hi! work i! in the 2uli &oain un(er the 4reati'e 4oon! 4oon &ee(. You an 5reely o$y, (i!triute an( (i!$lay thi! work a! well a! ake (eri'ati'e an( oerial work!. 2lea!e re(it the 7nylo$e(ia o5 +rot!ki! n *ine a! your !oure, inlu(e the url to thi! work, an( note any o5 the tran!rier!, e(itor! : $roo5rea(er! ao'e. + rot!ky elui(ate( the National ;ue!tion in hi! artile, A Fre!h *e!!on, $rinte( in 1938< An i$eriali!t war, no atter in what orner it ein!, will e wae( not 5or =national in(e$en(ene> ut 5or a re(i'i!ion o5 the worl( in the intere!t! o5 !e$arate li?ue! o5 5inane a$ital. +hi! (oe! not e/lu(e that in $a!!in the i$eriali!t war ay i$ro'e or wor!en the $o!ition o5 thi! or that =nation> or, ore e/atly, o5 one nation at the e/$en!e o5 another. +hu!, the Ver!aille! treaty (i!eere( @erany. A new $eae ay (i! eer Fran e. oial $at riot! in' ok e $r ei!el y thi! $o!!ile =national> $eril o5 the 5uture a! an aruent 5or !u$$ortin =their> i$eriali!t an(it! o5 the $re!ent ... In reality all !$eulati'e aruent! o5 thi! !ort an( rai!in oie! o5 i$en(in national alaitie! 5or the !ake o5 !u$$ortin thi! or that i$eriali!t oureoi!ie 5low 5ro the tait reBetion o5 the re'olutionary $er!$eti'e an( a re'olutionary $oliy. Naturally, i5 a new war en(! only in a ilitary 'itory o5 thi! or that i$eriali!t a$ i5 a war all! 5orth neither a re'olutionary u$ri!in nor a 'ito ry o5 the $roletari at i5 a new i$eriali!t $eae ore terrile than that o5 Ver!aille! $lae! new hai n! 5or (ea(e! u$on the $eo$le i5 un5 ortunate huani ty ear! all thi! in !ilene an( !ui!!ion C then not only 4Deho!lo'akia

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