René Lefeuvre (20 August 1902,

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– 3 July 1988,

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) was a French Luxemburgist. As an anti-Stalinist Marxist influenced by

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, he joined the Democratic Communist Circle (''Cercle Communiste Démocratique'') led by Boris Souvarine. He later joined the "Revolutionary Left" tendency within the '' Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière''. In 1938, the tendency was expelled and created the

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. He founded the ''Éditions Spartacus'', and was an editor from 1936 until his death in 1988. He published works by

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, Alain Guillerm,

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, and others.

External links

''René Lefeuvre: pour le socialisme et la liberté''
a 2008 documentary about Lefeuvre directed by Julien Chuzeville. Retrieved November 3, 2009 from Atheles.org. 1902 births 1988 deaths French Section of the Workers' International politicians Luxemburgists People from Ille-et-Vilaine Workers and Peasants' Socialist Party politicians {{France-activist-stub