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|alias = Leon Trotsky Lyova Pero

|origin = November 7th, 1879 Yanovka, Yelisavetgradsky Uyezd, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine)

|occupation = People's Commissar of Military and Naval Affairs of the Soviet Union - (March 13th, 1918 - January 6th, 1925) People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR - (November 8th, 1917 - March 13th, 1918) Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet (October 8th - November 8th, 1917) Full member of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th Politburo (October 10th, 1917 - October 23rd, 1926)|goals = Getting away from their crimes Trying not to get be defeated|crimes = Treason|type of villain = Communist Mass Murderer}}

|occupation = People's Commissar of Military and Naval Affairs of the Soviet Union - (March 13th, 1918 - January 6th, 1925) People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR - (November 8th, 1917 - March 13th, 1918) Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet (October 8th - November 8th, 1917) Full member of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th Politburo (October 10th, 1917 - October 23rd, 1926)|goals = Getting away from their crimes Trying not to get be defeated|crimes = Treason|type of villain = Communist Mass Murderer}}{{Quote|We can only be right with and by the Party, for history has provided no other way of being in the right... And if the Party adopts a decision which one or other of us thinks unjust, he will say, just or unjust, it is my party, and I shall support the consequences of the decision to the end.|Leon Trotsky, May 1924}}

Leon Trotsky, byname of Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, (born November 7 [October 26, Old Style], 1879, Yanovka, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died August 21, 1940, Coyoacán, Mexico) was a communist theorist and agitator, a leader in Russia’s October Revolution in 1917, and later commissar of foreign affairs and of war in the Soviet Union (1917–24). In the power struggle following [[Vladimir Lenin]]’s death, [[Joseph Stalin]] emerged as victor, while Trotsky was removed from all positions of power and later exiled (1929). He remained the leader of an anti-Stalinist opposition abroad until his assassination by a Stalinist agent.

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== Legacy ==

Leon Trotsky was undoubtedly the most brilliant intellect brought to prominence by the Russian Revolution, outdistancing Lenin and other theoreticians both in the range of his interests and in the imaginativeness of his perceptions. He was an indefatigable worker, a rousing public speaker, and a decisive administrator. On the other hand, Trotsky was not successful as a leader of men, partly because he allowed his brilliance and arrogance to antagonize the lesser lights in the communist movement. Perhaps he fatally compromised himself when he became a Bolshevik in 1917, subordinating himself to Lenin’s leadership and accepting the methods of dictatorship that he had previously condemned. Had Trotsky won the struggle to succeed Lenin, the character of the Soviet regime would almost certainly have been substantially different, particularly in foreign policy, cultural policy, and the extent of terroristic repression. Trotsky’s failure, however, seems to have been almost inevitable, considering his own qualities and the conditions of authoritarian rule by the Communist Party organization.[[Category:Important]]

Leon Trotsky was undoubtedly the most brilliant intellect brought to prominence by the Russian Revolution, outdistancing Lenin and other theoreticians both in the range of his interests and in the imaginativeness of his perceptions. He was an indefatigable worker, a rousing public speaker, and a decisive administrator. On the other hand, Trotsky was not successful as a leader of men, partly because he allowed his brilliance and arrogance to antagonize the lesser lights in the communist movement. Perhaps he fatally compromised himself when he became a Bolshevik in 1917, subordinating himself to Lenin’s leadership and accepting the methods of dictatorship that he had previously condemned. Had Trotsky won the struggle to succeed Lenin, the character of the Soviet regime would almost certainly have been substantially different, particularly in foreign policy, cultural policy, and the extent of terroristic repression. Trotsky’s failure, however, seems to have been almost inevitable, considering his own qualities and the conditions of authoritarian rule by the Communist Party organization.

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 |alias = Leon Trotsky<br>Lyova<br>Pero
 |origin = November 7th, 1879<br>Yanovka, Yelisavetgradsky Uyezd, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine)
-|occupation = People's Commissar of Military and Naval Affairs of the Soviet Union - (March 13th, 1918 - January 6th, 1925)<br>People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR - (November 8th, 1917 - March 13th, 1918)<br>Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet (October 8th - November 8th, 1917)<br>Full member of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th Politburo (October 10th, 1917 - October 23rd, 1926)|goals = Getting away from their crimes<br>Trying not to get be defeated|crimes = Treason|type of villain = Communist Mass Murderer}}
+|occupation = People's Commissar of Military and Naval Affairs of the Soviet Union - (March 13th, 1918 - January 6th, 1925)<br>People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR - (November 8th, 1917 - March 13th, 1918)<br>Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet (October 8th - November 8th, 1917)<br>Full member of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th Politburo (October 10th, 1917 - October 23rd, 1926)|goals = Getting away from their crimes<br>Trying not to get be defeated|crimes = Treason|type of villain = Communist Mass Murderer}}{{Quote|We can only be right with and by the Party, for history has provided no other way of being in the right... And if the Party adopts a decision which one or other of us thinks unjust, he will say, just or unjust, it is my party, and I shall support the consequences of the decision to the end.|Leon Trotsky, May 1924}}
 <strong>Leon Trotsky</strong>, byname of <strong>Lev Davidovich Bronshtein</strong>, (born November 7 [October 26, Old Style], 1879, Yanovka, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died August 21, 1940, Coyoacán, Mexico) was a communist theorist and agitator, a leader in Russia’s October Revolution in 1917, and later commissar of foreign affairs and of war in the Soviet Union (1917–24). In the power struggle following [[Vladimir Lenin]]’s death, [[Joseph Stalin]] emerged as victor, while Trotsky was removed from all positions of power and later exiled (1929). He remained the leader of an anti-Stalinist opposition abroad until his assassination by a Stalinist agent.
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 == Legacy ==
-Leon Trotsky was undoubtedly the most brilliant intellect brought to prominence by the Russian Revolution, outdistancing Lenin and other theoreticians both in the range of his interests and in the imaginativeness of his perceptions. He was an indefatigable worker, a rousing public speaker, and a decisive administrator. On the other hand, Trotsky was not successful as a leader of men, partly because he allowed his brilliance and arrogance to antagonize the lesser lights in the communist movement. Perhaps he fatally compromised himself when he became a Bolshevik in 1917, subordinating himself to Lenin’s leadership and accepting the methods of dictatorship that he had previously condemned. Had Trotsky won the struggle to succeed Lenin, the character of the Soviet regime would almost certainly have been substantially different, particularly in foreign policy, cultural policy, and the extent of terroristic repression. Trotsky’s failure, however, seems to have been almost inevitable, considering his own qualities and the conditions of authoritarian rule by the Communist Party organization.[[Category:Important]]
+Leon Trotsky was undoubtedly the most brilliant intellect brought to prominence by the Russian Revolution, outdistancing Lenin and other theoreticians both in the range of his interests and in the imaginativeness of his perceptions. He was an indefatigable worker, a rousing public speaker, and a decisive administrator. On the other hand, Trotsky was not successful as a leader of men, partly because he allowed his brilliance and arrogance to antagonize the lesser lights in the communist movement. Perhaps he fatally compromised himself when he became a Bolshevik in 1917, subordinating himself to Lenin’s leadership and accepting the methods of dictatorship that he had previously condemned. Had Trotsky won the struggle to succeed Lenin, the character of the Soviet regime would almost certainly have been substantially different, particularly in foreign policy, cultural policy, and the extent of terroristic repression. Trotsky’s failure, however, seems to have been almost inevitable, considering his own qualities and the conditions of authoritarian rule by the Communist Party organization.
+[[Category:Important]]
 [[Category:List]]
 [[Category:Communist]]