This text is an internal discussion document written by a leading member of the International Marxist Group in Britain in the late 1970s. The document, in barely legible photocopied form, circulated among former members of the successor organisations to the IMG in the early 1990s. The original document had no title; “The Socialist Revolution East and West: A Conspectus” is my addition.

The reason why the text is important is set out in a Presentation (written in 2001) that appears at the beginning of the document. An assessment of the text, of its strengths and weaknesses, written at the same time as the Presentation, is included as an Afterword.

Since the most recent publication of this text, it has come to light that the original document has been published on the Red Mole Rising website, where there is a post on the text, where it is attributed to Dave Bailey, a leading member of the IMG in the 1970s; the original document can be accessed here.

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