Leon trotsky biography russian revolution
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Leon Trotsky (1879 - 1940)
Leon Trotsky, 1920 ©Trotsky was a key figure in the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia, second only to Vladimir Lenin in the early stages of Soviet communist rule. But he lost out to Joseph Stalin in the power struggle that followed Lenin's death, and was assassinated while in exile.
Trotsky was born Lev Davidovich Bronstein on 7 November 1879 in Yanovka, Ukraine, then part of Russia. His father was a prosperous Jewish farmer. Trotsky became involved in underground activities as a teenager. He was soon arrested, jailed and exiled to Siberia where he joined the Social Democratic Party. Eventually, he escaped Siberia and spent the majority of the next 15 years abroad, including a spell in London.
In 1903, the Social Democrats split. While Lenin assumed leadership of the 'Bolshevik' (majority) faction, Trotsky became a member of the 'Menshevik' (minority) faction and developed his theory of 'permanent revolution'. After the outbreak of revolution in Petrograd in February 1917, he made his way back to Russia. Despite previous disagreements with Lenin, Trotsky joined the Bolsheviks and played a decisive role in the communist take-over of power in the same year. His first post in the new government was as foreign commissar, where he found hims
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Leon Trotsky's Representation of description Russian Coup d'‚tat (part 1)
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The History of the Russian Revolution
Leon Trotsky
Translated by Max Eastman, 1932
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 8083994
ISBN 0913460834
Transcribed for the World Wide Web by John Gowland (Australia), Alphanos Pangas (Greece) and David Walters (United States), 1997 through 2000, re-proofed 2018 as per eBook
Converted to eBook format by Kollektiv Yakov Perelman in 2013, proofed and reset by Pablo Stern (Britain) in 2017
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We have re-formatted and fully proofed the HRR eBook in the MIA eBook Collection for the 2017 centenary. It is available in three formats: ePub format (open standard), mobi format (for Kindle) and pdf format.
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VOLUME ONE
The Overthrow of Tzarism
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VOLUME TWO
The Attempted Counter-Revolution
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VOLUME THREE
The Triumph Of The Soviets
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Last updated on: 7 August 2019