The Moscow Trials: Lie and Propaganda. The Trotsky Case from the Perspective of the Dewey Commission
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Mar 29, 2019
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Abstract
This article examines a specific case of lying, at the same time judicial and mediatic, promoted from the highest levels of political power, the Leon Trotsky case, from the perspective of the work done by the International Commission of Investigation chaired by the American philosopher John Dewey. After a general justification and contextualization of the subject, and a historical account of the events that surrounded the “Moscow Trials” and the constitution of the Dewey Commission, some of the reasons why the commission concluded that such processes had been judicial assemblies are reported. It closes with a reference to the way Dewey later denounced the media falsification of these events through the book (and the film) Mission to Moscow.
Keywords
Leon Trotsky, Dewey Commission, Moscow Trials, totalitarianism, judicial frame-upLeón Trotsky, Comisión Dewey, Procesos de Moscú, totalitarismo, montaje judicial
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Hook, S. (1984, marzo). Memories of the Moscow Trials. Commentary. Recuperado de: https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/memories-of-the-moscow-trials/
Kraus, K. (1990). Moralidad y criminalidad. En: J. L. Arántegui (Ed.). Escritos (pp. 15-27). Madrid: Visor.
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Bolton, K. R. (2011, abril 22). The Moscow Trials in Historical Context. Foreign Policy Journal. Recuperado de: https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/04/22/the-moscow-trials-in-historical-context/
Brickman, W. (1966). Actitudes del Estado soviético hacia John Dewey considerado como educador. En: D. Lawson & A. Lean (Comps.). John Dewey. Visión e influencia de un pedagogo (pp. 99-210). Buenos Aires: Nova.
Comisión Dewey (2010). El caso León Trotsky. Informe de las audiencias sobre los cargos hechos en su contra en los procesos de Moscú (Trad. C. Murillo et al.). Buenos Aires: Ediciones IPS.
Davidson, J. (2016). El asesino obediente. Ramón Mercader y la muerte de Trotsky. Barcelona: Plaza y Janés.
Davies, J. (1941). Mission to Moscow. A record of confidential dispatches to the State Department, official and personal correspondence, current diary and journal entries, including notes and comment up to October, 1941. New York: Simon and Schuster. [Hay versión en español: Davies, J. (1942): Misión en Moscú. (Trad. I. Covarrubias). Buenos Aires: Librería Marcos Sastre.
Dewey, J. (1986). Why I am Not a Communist. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 9) (pp. 91-95). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1987). Declaration of Purposes by the American Committee for the Defense of Leon Trotsky. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 11) (pp. 303-305). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1987). Introductory Statement of the Commission of Inquiry. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 11) (pp. 306-309). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1987). Significance of the Trotsky Inquiry. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 11) (pp. 330-336). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1987). Summary of Findings. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 11) (pp. 321-325). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1987). The Leon Trotsky Inquiry. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 11) (pp. 303-336). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1987). The Moscow Trials. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 11) (pp. 326-329). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1987). Truth Is on the March. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 11) (pp. 310-320). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1988). In Defense of the Mexican Hearings. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 13) (pp. 347-348). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1989). Dr. Dewey on Our Relations with Russia. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 15) (pp. 342-344). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1989). Mission to Moscow Reveals No New Evidence on Soviet Trials. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 15) (pp. 289-294). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1989). More on Mission to Moscow. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 15) (pp. 354-355). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1989). Moscow Film Again Attacked. Miss La Follette and Dr. Dewey Reply to Mr. Pope’s Arguments. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 15) (pp. 351-353). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1989). Russia’s Position. Mr. Davies’s Book Regarded as Incorrect Picture. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 15) (pp. 338-341). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J. (1989). Several Faults Are Found in Mission to Moscow Film. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 15) (pp. 345-350). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey, J., & Kallen, H. (1988). Statement by the American Committee for the Defense of Leon Trotsky. En: J. A. Boydston (Ed.). The Later Works of John Dewey 1925-1953 (Vol. 11) (pp. 598-599). Carbondale y Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press.
Dewey Commission (2008). Not Guilty. Findings of the 1937 Commission Chaired by John Dewey Investigating the Charges against Leon Trotsky in the Moscow Trials. New York: Pathfinder.
Farrell, J. (1950). Dewey in Mexico. En: S. Hook (Ed.), John Dewey: Philosopher of Science & Freedom. A Symposium (pp. 351-377). New York: The Dial Press.
Hook, S. (1984, marzo). Memories of the Moscow Trials. Commentary. Recuperado de: https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/memories-of-the-moscow-trials/
Kraus, K. (1990). Moralidad y criminalidad. En: J. L. Arántegui (Ed.). Escritos (pp. 15-27). Madrid: Visor.
Luri, G. (2016). El cielo prometido: una mujer al servicio de Stalin. La historia de la familia Mercader. Bogotá: Planeta.
Novack, G. (2010). Introducción. En: Comisión Dewey. El caso León Trotsky. Informe de las audiencias sobre los cargos hechos en su contra en los procesos de Moscú (pp. 29-34). Buenos Aires: Ediciones IPS.
Padura, L. (2009). El hombre que amaba los perros. Barcelona: Tusquets.
Reissner, W. (2008). Introduction. En: Dewey Commission. Not Guilty. Findings of the 1937 Commission Chaired by John Dewey Investigating the Charges against Leon Trotsky in the Moscow Trials (pp. 7-14). New York: Pathfinder.
Roche, G. (2010). Los intelectuales norteamericanos y la Comisión Dewey. (Trad. R. Cortez). Cuadernos del CEIP, (14). Recuperado de: http://www.ceip.org.ar/Boletin-No-14-Edicion-impresa-Noviembre-2010
Steiner, G. (2003). Trotsky y la imaginación trágica. En: Lenguaje y silencio. Ensayos sobre la literatura, el lenguaje y lo inhumano (pp. 410-418) (Trad. M. Ultorio). Barcelona: Gedisa.
How to Cite
Pineda Rivera, D. A. (2019). The Moscow Trials: Lie and Propaganda. The Trotsky Case from the Perspective of the Dewey Commission. Universitas Philosophica, 36(72), 173–217. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.uph36-72.pmcd
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Dossier: "Lying, Cheating, and Democracy"