When did Leon Trotsky begin to inform his fellow revolutionaries that a communist regime in Russia could not survive without help?

Answer 1

It was within the Russian Revolution of 1905 that Leon Trotsky began writing his idea that a communist or a Marxist regime in Russia would not last without an ally. Because of the poor industrial strength of Russia and its lack of a real trade union working force, Trotsky was hoping that a Marxist revolution, ideally in Germany . Thus with the help of an advanced industrial power such as Germany, a Russian Marxist regime would receive the help needed to prevent a counter revolution in Russia.