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- ↑ Κόκκινος Δεκέμβρης Τάσος Κωστόπουλος Το ζήτημα της επαναστατικής βίας, εκδόσεις Βιβλιόραμα 2016 σελ 89
- ↑ Αιρετικές διαδρομές Ο ελληνικός τροτσκισμός και ο Β' Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος Συγγραφέας: Εμμανουηλίδης Μάριος Εκδότης: Φιλίστωρ σελ 50-51
- ↑ Από το ΕΑΜ στην ΕΔΑ Μιχάλης Λυμπεράτος εκδόσεις Στοχαστής,σελ 245-6
- ↑ Η σοσιαλιστική σκέψη στην Ελλάδα από το 1875-1974 ΙΙΙ Η εδραίωση του «μαρξισμού-λενινισμού» και οι αποκλίνουσες ή ετερογενείς επεξεργασίες (1926-1955) Συγγραφέας: Παναγιώτης Χ. Νούτσος, Εκδότης: Γνώση σελ 121-
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