Lev Davidovich Trotsky[b][c] (né Bronstein; [d] 7 November [O.S. 26 October] 1879 – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky, [e] was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician and …

Dec 9, 2025 · Leon Trotsky, communist theorist and agitator who unsuccessfully struggled against Joseph Stalin for power in the Soviet Union after Vladimir Lenin’s death.

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 …

TROTSKY, LEON (1879–1940)LIFE AND CAREERINTELLECTUAL AND POLITICAL PROGRAMBIBLIOGRAPHYRussian Communist leader.A leading Marxist theorist, writer, …

Leon Davidovich Trotsky (Russian: Лев Давидович Троцкий; also transliterated Leo, Lev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij, Trockij and Trotzky) (Old Style Date November 7, 1879 October 26) – …

Mar 13, 2025 · Introduction At the end of the 1920s, communist revolutionary and the former Soviet Commissar for War under Lenin, Leon Trotsky, found himself in a precarious but …

Jan 2, 2025 · Lev Davidovich Trotsky[b][c] (né Bronstein; [d] 7 November [O.S. 26 October] 1879 – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky, [e] was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet …

4 days ago · 1879–1940)Russian revolutionary leader who, from the October Revolution to the death of Lenin, was the second most powerful man in the Soviet Union. He lost ground to …

Apr 2, 2014 · Communist Leon Trotsky helped ignite the Russian Revolution of 1917, and built the Red Army afterward. He was exiled and later assassinated by Soviet agents.

May 8, 2021 · Leon Trotsky was a leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution. After Lenin's death, he was exiled and ultimately murdered by Stalin.