I think that this is by and large an accurate summary of the differences, although revolutionary theory was extremely complex and forever changing as were the factions and alliances within the Communist Party.The key difference, particularly as used nowadays, is Trotsky's concept, cited in the article, of Permanent Revolution - so I think groups fomenting homegrown revolution in a given country would probably describe themselves as Trotskyite, whilst groups looking to Moscow for leadership would probably describe themselves as Leninist - although I suspect that the lines get blurred!One point where I would disagree with the cited article is its link of Trotsky and the Mensheviks. Trotsky was indeed a member of the Mensheviks from 1903 to 1904, although I'm not sure that it would be accurate to call him a leader of that faction, but between 1904 and 1917 he was in neither faction, formally joining the Bolsheviks in 1917. In between he agreed with one faction on some matters and with the other on others. The Mensheviks were briefly in charge after the February Revolution of 1917 but were essentially wiped out after the October Revolution (although they were not outlawed until 1921), whilst Trotsky continued as a member of the Bolsheviks until his exile to Kazakhstan in 1928.The other point is that the differences between Leninism and Trotskyism are less than imagined - or at least the differences between Lenin and Trotsky themselves. In fact Lenin wanted Trotsky as his deputy and successor. The big split was between Stalin and Trotsky - Trotsky was in favour of world revolution, Stalin was in favour of "Socialism in One Country". However, as far as I can see, their split was really more about power and influence than about ideology.
Andrzej Kowalski ● 1882d