Art, it is said, is not a mirror, but a hammer: it does not reflect, it shapes.

Leon Trotsky

Literature and Revolution

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Topic

Art

Author

Leon Trotsky

Genre

Political literature

Language

Russian

Time

1924 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Marxist revolutionary Marxist Revolutionary Politician Writer

From

Ukraine Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Trotsky, Leon. Literature and Revolution. 1924.

Current Citation

Trotsky, Leon. Literature and Revolution. Edited by William Keach. Haymarket Books, 2005

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