Was leon trotsky a monarchist

Answer 1

Absolutely not. Trotsky was a Bolshevik. The degree to which early Bolshevism was democratic or authoritarian is debated among scholars, but the Bolsheviks under Lenin followed a policy called "democratic centrism," in which debate was confined to the party and then the government leadership, once a decision was made, presented a unified front to the public. This policy created a plethora of problems, and may have played a role in Trotsky's own oustre from the Politburo.

As for Trotskys own views, many were dramatically democratic. He went so far as to advocate the abolition of rank and the democratic making of decisions within the armed forces. He was wildly popular within the Petersburg Soviet, which was the dominant partner in a dual power relationship with the Kerenski government which was the nominal leader of Russia after the February (1917) Revolution.

See Trotsky's "The Revolution Betrayed" and Isaac Deutscher's "The Prophet Armed" for more of Trotsky's views.