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Fourth International
(1958–1964)

Fourth International, published, variously, in Amsterdam, Rome and Colombo. The English-language edition of the theoretical organ of the International Executive Committee of the Fourth International. Published for the International Secretariat of the Fourth International, the pro-Pablo wing of the split Fourth International – Livio Maitan, Pierre Frank, Michel Pablo and Ernest Mandel.
Digitization of Fourth International by the Riazanov Library Project. Hard copy provided by the Holt Labor Library of San Francisco, CA.



No. 1, Winter 1958

Announcement
Foreword

International Economic and Political Perspectives

The Colonial Revolution Since the End of the Second World War:

The Rise and Decline, and Perspectives for the Fall of Stalinism:

The Activity of the International:

Manifesto of the Fifth World Congress




No. 2, Spring 1958

Editorial: The Depression of the Capitalist Economy

Editorial Notes: Against Atomic Weapons; for Unilateral Atomic Disarmament

The New Reform in Soviet Agriculture, by Ernest Germain

The Argentine Election and the Tasks of the Proletariat, by J. Posadas

Twenty Years of the Fourth International (1938–1958), by Michel Pablo (first installment)

The French Communist Party and the Algerian Revolution

India Since 1947, by An Indian Marxist

The Truth about the Algerian Revolution: An Open Letter to The Militant

Document: XXth Plenum of the International Executive Committee:
“The Turn in the International Situation, the Perspectives, and Our Tasks”Report Presented by Comrade Michel Pablo

Book Review: Sociology of the American Owning Class, by Ernest Germain

News of the World Workers’ Movement and of the International:




No. 3, Summer 1958

Editorial: Lessons of a Defeat

Editorial Notes:

The Workers’ Parties and de Gaulle, by Pierre Frank

The New Programme of the Jugoslav Communists, by Ernest Germain

Twenty Years of the Fourth International (1938–1958), by Michel Pablo (second installment)

The Third Execution of the Hungarian Commune, by P. Richards

The Unity of the Arab East, by M.K. and J.A.

Documents: Four Declarations of the International Secretariat:

News of the World Workers’ Movement and of the International:




No. 4, Autumn 1958

Editorial: Two Crises

Editorial Notes:

Remarks on the New Programme of the Jugoslav Communists, by Michel Pablo

The Industrialization of Backward Countries, by Ernest Germain

“Uninterrupted” Revolution in China, by Jean-Paul Martin

First Fruits of Gaullism, by Pierre Frank

The Meaning of the Ambiguity of Gaullism, by Jean-Paul Martin

Forty Years Ago (On the Nature of the 1918 German Revolution), by G. Gerbel

The Arab National Movement After the Revolution in Iraq, by MK

Left Parties in India, by An Indian Marxist

Twenty Years of the Fourth International (1938–1958), by Michel Pablo (third installment)

From the Archives of Marxism:

News of the World Workers’ Movement and of the International:




No. 5, Winter 1959

Editorial: Reflections on International Prospects

Editorial Notes:

The USSR from the XXth to the XXIst Congress of the CPSU, by Ernest Germain

The Embezzled Heritage, by P. Richards

Remarks on the New Programme of the Jugoslav Communists: II, by Michel Pablo

A Revolutionary Crisis Comes to a Head in Indonesia, by Tjokro

The Election Defeat of the French SP and CP, by Pierre Frank

Crisis in the Arab Revolution, by MK

The Situation in West Germany, by W. Becker

The British Labour Party’s “New” Programme, by George Edwards

Documents:

From the Archives of Marxism:

Book Reviews:

News of the World Workers’ Movement and of the International:




No. 6, Spring 1959

Editorial: Germany: the Crucial Stake

Editorial Notes:

The African Revolution: Toward the Independence and Unity of Negro Africa, by Jean-Paul Martin

On the Fate of the Third International (Some Episodes), by P. Richards

The XXIst Congress of the CP of the Soviet Union, by Ernest Germain

One Year of Gaullism, by Pierre Frank

Democracy, Socialism, and Transitional Programme, by Michel Pablo

Berlin and the German Labor Movement, by W. Becker

The Situation and Tasks in Present-Day Japan (Excerpts from Draft Theses), by T.K.

On the Problems of the Colonial Revolution, by Sal Santen

Crisis in the Danish CP, by Georg Moltved

Documents: XXIst Plenum of the International Executive Committee:

From the Archives of Marxism:

News of the Workers’ Movement and the International:




No. 7, Autumn 1959

Editorial: Reasons and Outlook for the New “Easement”

Editorial Notes:

Trotsky 80th Anniversary Memorial Section:

The Colonial Revolution and the National Bourgeoisie, by Ernest Germain

The Situation and Tasks in Japan, by T.K.

Twenty Years of the Fourth International, by Michel Pablo (fourth installment)

Documents:

Book Reviews:

News from the World Workers’ Movement and of the International:




No. 8, Winter 1959/1960

Editorial: The New International Situation

Editorial Notes:

In Defense of the Chinese Revolution, by Michel Pablo

India and China, by Michel Pablo

Godesberg – a Victory for the Liquidators, by G. Gerbel

From the Archives of Marxism:

Togliatti Condemns the Policy of “Social-Fascism” – 30 Years Late, by Henri Vallin

Marxism as Seen by Bourgeois Economists, by Ernest Germain

The Colonial Revolution Reaches the “Belgian” Congo and Ruanda-Urundi, by Philippe van Damme

Work for Socialism in Denmark, by Hans Arendt

Documents:

Review-Article: How Washington Prepared for “General War on Communism”, by Sal Santen

Book Reviews:

News from the World Workers’ Movement and of the International:




No. 9, Spring 1960

Editorial: The Summit Conference and Khrushchevian Policy

Editorial Notes:

Bolivian Agrarian Reform: Its Situation and Tasks After Six Years, by Hector Lucero

De Gaulle’s Bonapartism Throws Off Its Camouflage, by Pierre Frank

Ten Decisive Years For India, by Livio Maitan

The Eleventh Year of the Chinese Revolution, by Jean-Paul Martin

The Chinese Communist Leadership (It Feels the Need for a Revolutionary Orientation
But Remains a Prisoner of Its Bureaucratic Conceptions)
, by Sal Santen

The South African Revolution

Documents:

News from the World Workers’ Movement and of the International:




No. 10, Summer 1960

Editorial: The Post-Summit Situation

Editorial Notes:

Thirty Questions and Thirty Answers about the History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, by Ernest Germain (first installment)

A Meeting with Trotsky’s Son, by P. Richards

For Support and Extension of the Cuban Revolution, by J. Posadas

Ten Decisive Years for India, by Livio Maitan (second of two installments)

New Developments in France, by Pierre Frank

Bolivian Agrarian Reform: Its Situation and Tasks after Six Years, by Hector Lucero (second of two installments)

Documents: Three Declarations by the International Secretariat

News from the World Workers’ Movement and of the International:




No. 11, Autumn 1960

Editorial: The Situation on the Eve of the Sixth World Congress

Editorial Notes:

Report on the International Campaign to Free Pablo and Santen

Problems and Prospects of Our Time in the Mirror of the Sino-Soviet Polemics, by Livio Maitan

The Liberation of Women, by Michel Pablo

Permanent Revolution in Cuba, by A. Ortiz

German Social-Democracy from the Godesberg (1959) to the Dortmund (1960) Congress, by A. Gerbel

Thirty Questions and Answers about the History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, by Ernest Germain (second of two installments)

Documents: Three Declarations and an Open Letter by the International Secretariat

From the Archives of Marxism:

News of the World Workers’ Movement and of the International:




No. 12, Winter 1960–61

Announcement

Editorial: For the New Stage, a New Leadership

The International Campaign to Free Pablo and Santen

Documents of the Sixth World Congress of the Fourth International

Document on Stalinism: The Crisis of Stalinism Since the XXIst Congress of the CP of the USSR.

Other Documents: Two Declarations of the International Secretariat:

News of the World Workers’ Movement and the International:




No. 13, Summer 1961

Editorial: Facing the Berlin Crisis

Sherry Mangan

The Amsterdam Trial

A Revolutionary Criticism of the Theses of the Moscow Conference, by Livio Maitan

Panafricanism, Trade Unions and Revolutionary Marxism, by Hector Lucero

The Algiers Putsch of April 22nd, by Pierre Frank

Khrushchev’s Third Reform of Soviet Agriculture, by Ernest Germain

Statement by Parliamentary Group of the Lanka Samasamaja Party

The Cuban Workers’ State, by A. Ortiz

Documents: Three Declarations and an appeal by the International Secretariat

News of the International:




No. 14, Winter 1961–62

NATALIA SEDOVA

Editorial: The British Labour Movement and the Common Market

The New Programme of the CPSU, by E. Germain

The Repercussions of the 22nd Congress of the CPSU — Resolution adopted by the International Secretariat

The Prospects of the Struggle in South Africa, by R. Hughes

The Decisive Hour of the Algerian Revolution, by M. Pablo

An Open Letter to Fidel Castro, by M. Pablo

Stalinist Slanders against M. Pablo and S. Santen

Materialism and the Indian Bourgeoisie, by C.G. Shah

Letter to the 22nd’ Congress and to the Central Committee of the CPSU by the International Secretariat

Trotsky’s Rehabilitation Requested by 62 Ceylon M.P.s




No. 15, May–July 1962

Editorial: After the Strikes in Spain

Our Friend Sherry, our Comrade Patrice

The World Crisis of Stalinism after 22nd Congress, by Ernest Germain

Second Declaration of Havana

Statement by the International Secretariat on Spain and Portugal

The Angolan Revolution Enters its Second Year, by Michel Pablo

A Review of the General Election in India, by Kailas Chandra

“Colonials” and “Europeans” – A Review of Frantz Fanon’s Book Les Damnées de la Terre, by Michel Pablo

News from the World Workers’ Movement and the International:




No. 16, January–March 1963

Editorial Notes:

Imperialist Rule continues in Jamaica, by Ben Monroe

“Arab Socialism” and the Nasserite National Movement, by A. Sadi

Latin America 1962, by Livio Maitan

Resolutions on:




No. 17, October–December 1963

Editorial

Documents of the 7th World Congress of the 4th International

Other Documents:




No. 18, June 1964

Editorial: Uninterrupted Struggles

Once More on the Positions of the Chinese CP and Some Conjunctural Problems, by Livio Maitan

The 25th Anniversary of the Founding of the Fourth International, by Pierre Frank

The Law of Value in Relation to Self-management and Investment in the Economy of the Workers States, by Ernest Germain

The Lesson of Brazil, by Manulo Sarmiento

Unpublished Articles of Marx & Engels on the Conquest of Algeria by French Imperialism

Resolutions:

 


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