 The Communists disagreed with her tactics, and said that if the negroes were executed the fault would lie with the socialists.Victor Serge, born in Belgium of Russian parents, had spent 17 years in the Soviet Union, and had also contributed to French reviews such as "La Vie Ouvrière", "Clarté" and "L'Humanité".For his sympathy with Trotsky he was expelled from the party and thrown in prison.