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Three Contributions on Postwar Developments

Towards a History of the Fourth International, Part 1 · June 1973

From Towards a History of the Fourth International, Part 1: Three Contributions on Postwar Developments (Education for Socialists, Socialist Workers Party, New York, June 1973). Reproduced with the permission of Pathfinder Press. Scan: Encyclopedia of Trotskyism On-Line.

Introductory note

This is the first in a series of Education for Socialists bulletins containing documentary materials and historical articles on the history of the Fourth International. Future bulletins will include documents from the 1954 split in the world Trotskyist movement and the subsequent reunification of the Fourth International in 1963.

"From World War II to the Cold War," by Cliff Conner, and "The Fourth International from Split to Reunification," by Les Evans, are based on talks given by the authors to several branches of the Socialist Workers Party during the spring of 1973.

"Problems of Methodology in the 1953-1954 Split in the Fourth International," by Tom Kerry is based on a talk given in New York City on July 19, 1972.

Contents

1. From World War II to the Cold WarCliff Conner · pp. 3-9
2. The Fourth International From Split to ReunificationLes Evans · pp. 9-19
3. Problems of Methodology in the 1953-1954 Split in the Fourth InternationalTom Kerry · pp. 19-24

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