List of revisionist tendencies
The following is an incomplete list of revisionist tendencies and a brief summary of their deviations from Marxism (today Marxist–Leninism–Maoism).
| Name | Date of foundation | Founder(s) | Revision(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kautskyism | 1910s | Karl Kautsky | Denial of imperialism, reformism[1] |
| Bersteinism | 1900s | Eduard Bernstein | Rejection of revolution, reformism |
| Council communism[a] | 1910–1920s | Anton Pannekoek et al. | Denial of the dictatorship of the proletariat and vanguard party[2] |
| Trotskyism | 1920s | Leon Trotsky | Denial of socialism in one country, democratic centralism, distortions of permanent revolution[3] |
| Bordigism | 1920s | Amadeo Bordiga | Denial of democratic centralism, socialism in one country, and the lower stage of socialism[4] |
References
- ↑ Vladimir Lenin (1918). The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky.
- ↑ Vladimir Lenin (1920). "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder.
- ↑ Joseph Stalin (1924). Trotskyism or Leninism?.
- ↑ Amadeo Bordiga (1922). The Democratic Principle.
"Democracy cannot be a principle for us. Centralism is indisputably one, since the essential characteristics of party organization must be unity of structure and action."
Notes
- ↑ Also known as the Dutch-German "left."