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  • doesntmatter [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    ??? a trotskyist site said Kollontai was relegated to useless diplomatic posts as punishment for opposing the party on women's rights. at the time i was like ".....??? was she actually?" and just kept reading but fucking hell i thought the main thrust of things shared on communist info sites, even trotskyist ones, were generally true

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Kollontai was instrumental in delaying the war through mediation with Germany through her job as Swedish ambassador. It was a really important job when she had it. She had enemies in the party for sure, but the idea she was given a job as an ambassador as a punishment is just weird. If they truly didn't want nor need her, they could have expulsed her from the party entirely.