About the book: 2014 / This edition includes archival articles, letters, interviews and other documents written by Leon Trotsky in 1929–1932, after his expulsion from the Soviet Union in February 1929. All texts are published in Russian for the first time. Some of the documents are first publications. The collection of Trotsky's works will significantly expand the understanding of the nature of the activities of the opposition leader in the first years of emigration. The volume contains materials covering the emergence and evolution of organizations of Trotsky’s supporters in individual countries of Europe, America and Asia, the splits and regroupings that took place in them, the emergence of competing groups and the desperate struggle between them on issues of theoretical dogma, tactics, the degree of “loyalty” to Trotsky, etc. d. Finally, Trotsky’s archival materials are undoubtedly important for a more panoramic perception of the appearance of various political figures, Trotsky’s contemporaries, primarily Lenin and Stalin, as well as a number of other characters in the world drama of the 30s of the 20th century. The volume was prepared for publication by famous Russian historians. , living in the USA, Doctors of Historical Sciences Yu.G. Felshtinsky and G.I. Chernyavsky. The book has an extensive preface, notes and an index..