Trotsky wrote this article after attending a highly-touted rally at Carnegie Hall of groups opposing American entry into World War I, just days after Germany had declared unrestricted submarine warfare against American shipping and President Woodrow Wilson, in response, had severed American diplomatic relations with Germany. Though it doesn’t mention him by name, the article was intended as a slam against Morris Hillquit, leader of the Socialist Party in New York City and the principal speaker at the rally. Continue reading “Trotsky’s take on the Carnegie Hall anti-war meeting, February 8, 1917, from the original Russian”
Coverage of Trotsky’s arrival in New York, from the German and Yiddish press
Trotsky’s ship, the Spanish steamer Montserrat, landed at pier 8 at the bottom tip of Manhattan at about 3am on Sunday, January 14, 1917, a cold winter morning. Still, the ship’s landing attracted a carnival atmosphere, with at least six newspapers covering the event including the English-language the New York Times, Tribune, and Call. Continue reading “Coverage of Trotsky’s arrival in New York, from the German and Yiddish press”
Grisha Ziv on Trotsky, 1917, as translated from the original Russian
Of all the people Leon Trotsky met during his 1917 ten-week stay in New York City, few were more personally hostile then Grisha Ziv. Continue reading “Grisha Ziv on Trotsky, 1917, as translated from the original Russian”