In 1897, he was a driving force in founding the South Russia Workers Union and in 1898 the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP). Trotsky shifted from the Menshevik faction of the RSDLP to...
Leon Trotsky, Revolutionary * Born: 7 November 1879 * Birthplace: Yanovka, Ukraine * Died: 21 August 1940 (assassination by ice axe) * Best Known As: V.I. Lenin's right-hand man Name at birth: Lev...
Yes, Trotsky, originally named Lev Davidovich Bronstein was of Jewish ancestry. In fact, it was one reason the mainly Russian Bolsheviks did not want him to succeed Lenin as leader of the Soviet...
He was killed on August 21, 1940 with an ice axe.After Vladimir Lenin died, Trotsky became involved in a rivalry for power with Joseph Stalin and others. Stalin managed to get Trotsky expelled from...