Leon TrotskyAdam Tyk

Early Life

Born November 7, 1879 as Lev Davidovich Bronshtein

Yanovka, Russia Sent to Odessa age 8 for education Introduced to Marxism late teens Soon joined South Russia Workers Union Soon took part in strikes and revolts

Joining the Revolution

1898 was arrested and exiled to Serbia for taking part in Revolutionary activity

Escaped in 1902 and permanently changed name to Leon Trotsky

Back in Prison after failed 1905 revolution Escaped again a few years later and lived in

cities in Europe and the U.S

Revolution

Returned to Russia following Tsar Nicholas’ abdication in 1917

Became a Revolution leader in Lenin’s Bolshevik Party

Lenin descended to power in new Soviet Union and Trotsky named people’s commissioner for foreign affairs

Revolution

One year later after crafting the treaty to remove the soviet union from World War One Trotsky was placed in command of the red army

His position in the New Soviet power structure was second only to Lenin

Although these positions were short-lived after Lenin’s death in 1924, and Trotsky who was Lenin’s hand picked successor was ultimately beaten and phased out and exiled by Joseph Stalin.

Post Revolution

Trotsky continued to criticize Stalin and Staling basically retaliated by accusing Trotsky and 16 of his enemies of treason to overthrow him.

August 20, 1940 Trotsky was attacked in hi home in Mexico with an ice-pick by one of Stalin’s assassins and after multiple stabs to the head Trotsky dies the next day due to the injuries.

Most of Trotsky’s Family were killed in separate attacks.

Bibliography

http://video.about.com/history1900s/Profile-of-Leon-Trotsky.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Trotsky http://www.biography.com/people/leon-trotsky

-9510793 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUStrot

sky.htm

"The end may justify the means, as long as there is something that justifies the end."

– Leon Trotsky