Permanent Revolution
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Permanent Revolution is a seminal Marxist theory text by Leon Trotsky that argues socialist revolutions in less-developed countries must become continuous and international to succeed.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Permanent Revolution | 4 |
| Permanent Revolution canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T513022 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Permanent Revolution Context triple: [Leon Trotsky, notableWork, Permanent Revolution]
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A.
The Revolution Betrayed
The Revolution Betrayed is Leon Trotsky’s seminal 1936 analysis of the degeneration of the Soviet Union under Stalin and a foundational critique of bureaucratic socialism.
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B.
Le Coup d’État permanent
Le Coup d’État permanent is a political essay by François Mitterrand that sharply criticizes France’s Fifth Republic and the presidential power structure established by Charles de Gaulle.
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C.
Revolution (book)
"Revolution" is a political manifesto and autobiographical book by Emmanuel Macron in which he outlines his vision for France and his centrist reform agenda.
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D.
Reform or Revolution
Reform or Revolution is a seminal 1899 pamphlet by Rosa Luxemburg that critiques revisionist socialism and defends the necessity of revolutionary struggle over gradual reform within capitalism.
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E.
Counterrevolution and Revolt
Counterrevolution and Revolt is a 1972 political-philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that analyzes the failures of revolutionary movements of the 1960s and critiques advanced industrial society’s mechanisms of domination and social control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Permanent Revolution Target entity description: Permanent Revolution is a seminal Marxist theory text by Leon Trotsky that argues socialist revolutions in less-developed countries must become continuous and international to succeed.
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A.
The Revolution Betrayed
The Revolution Betrayed is Leon Trotsky’s seminal 1936 analysis of the degeneration of the Soviet Union under Stalin and a foundational critique of bureaucratic socialism.
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B.
Le Coup d’État permanent
Le Coup d’État permanent is a political essay by François Mitterrand that sharply criticizes France’s Fifth Republic and the presidential power structure established by Charles de Gaulle.
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C.
Revolution (book)
"Revolution" is a political manifesto and autobiographical book by Emmanuel Macron in which he outlines his vision for France and his centrist reform agenda.
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D.
Reform or Revolution
Reform or Revolution is a seminal 1899 pamphlet by Rosa Luxemburg that critiques revisionist socialism and defends the necessity of revolutionary struggle over gradual reform within capitalism.
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E.
Counterrevolution and Revolt
Counterrevolution and Revolt is a 1972 political-philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that analyzes the failures of revolutionary movements of the 1960s and critiques advanced industrial society’s mechanisms of domination and social control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political theory work ⓘ |
| addresses |
relationship between bourgeois and socialist revolutions
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role of peasantry in revolution ⓘ strategy of proletarian revolution ⓘ uneven and combined development ⓘ |
| author | Leon Trotsky ⓘ |
| basedOn | theory of permanent revolution ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
socialist revolutions in less-developed countries must become continuous
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socialist revolutions must extend internationally to succeed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Stalin era
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surface form:
Stalinism
socialism in one country ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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political theory ⓘ revolutionary literature ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
English translation
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multiple international editions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Results and Prospects
ⓘ
Permanent Revolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Permanent Revolution
|
| influenced |
Fourth International
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Trotskyist movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Engels
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Karl Marx ⓘ 1905 Russian Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1905
Russian Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1917
|
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxism
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international revolution ⓘ permanent revolution ⓘ socialist revolution ⓘ |
| movement |
Marxism
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Trotskyism ⓘ communism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
polemic against Stalinist theory of socialism in one country
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systematizing Trotsky’s theory of permanent revolution ⓘ |
| opposes |
nationally isolated socialism
ⓘ
stagist theory of revolution ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
internationalism
ⓘ
revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | historical materialism ⓘ |
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Subject: Permanent Revolution Description of subject: Permanent Revolution is a seminal Marxist theory text by Leon Trotsky that argues socialist revolutions in less-developed countries must become continuous and international to succeed.
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The Permanent Revolution
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The Permanent Revolution
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The Permanent Revolution
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The Permanent Revolution