[The April 1989 issue of Socialist Action contained…]
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The April 1989 issue of Socialist Action contained an article by Carl Finamore that reported on the results of a trip to the Soviet Union by a delegation representing the family of Leon Trotsky.
A section of the article stated that large numbers of intellectuals and leftist activists within the Moscow People's Front resisted raising political demands such as the right to strike and the right to form independent trade unions. The article also noted the lack of working-class participation in the Moscow People's Front.
It was in this context that Boris Kagarlitsky, a central leader of the Moscow People's Front and one of the most prominent leftists in the Soviet Union, was mentioned in the article. In a recent phone conversation with Finamore, Kagarlitsky commented on the article by emphasizing that he strongly advocated more working-class participation.
He made the following statement for publication to clarify his position on this matter: "The People's Front movement lacks working-class involvement-that is true. But I have always said that this is one of its weaknesses, though it has certain objective reasons. We are trying to build up mutual understanding between the People's Front and the working class."
Kagarlitsky agreed to expand on his views in a future article for Socialist Action.-the editors
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