Leon Trotsky: Letter to Arne Swabeck

October 4, 1932

[Writing of Leon Trotsky, Vol. 13. Supplement (1929-1933), New York 1979, p. 163, title: “The Poverty of Our European Sections”]

Dear Comrade Swabeck:

How do things stand with the printing of The History of the Russian Revolution in the Yiddish paper? I see in The Militant that the League is having money troubles again. But the American section seems to be very rich in comparison with our European sections.

Has anyone approached the paper with this suggestion? What was the paper’s response? When did the transaction take place? If I don’t get a precise answer this time I will have to look for other ways to resolve this question.

I have received a letter from Stockholm from Comrade Carlsson, who sends his greetings to you. Comrade Carlsson want to organize the work of the Left Opposition in Sweden. His letter made a very good impression on me and I answered him accordingly. I hope that I haven’t made a mistake.