Trotsky never did reign over Russia. Lenin did at first after the Revolution. Then Lenin became ill and Joseph Stalin, Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev ruled together. After Lenin died, Trotsky was supposed to take over according to papers left behind by Lenin, but Stalin prevented that and forced Trotsky first out of the Communist Party then out of the country.
Leon Trotsky was murdered in 1940.
Leon Trotsky accused Stalin of betraying the principles of the Bolshevik Revolution and establishing a bureaucratic regime that prioritized personal power over Marxist ideals. He criticized Stalin's rise to power as a departure from the revolutionary spirit, arguing that Stalin's policies led to the oppression of dissent and the consolidation of a totalitarian state. Trotsky also condemned Stalin's emphasis on "socialism in one country," contrasting it with his vision of international revolution. Ultimately, Trotsky saw Stalin as a threat to the future of communism and the working class.
Trotsky was murdered in Mexico.
Trotsky was killed by a Russian agent named Ramon Mercader.
Lenin may have chosen to exile Leon Trotsky due to political differences and power struggles within the Bolshevik party. Trotsky's popularity and influence posed a threat to Lenin's leadership, leading to his expulsion in order to maintain control and unity within the party.
After Vladimir Lenin died, Stalin's rivals for power were Leon Trotsky, Grigori Zinoviev, Lev Kamenev and Nikolai Bukharin.
After he was exiled, Leon Trotsky never returned to power. He was murdered while in Mexico.
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky.
Leon Trotsky was murdered in 1940.
Joseph Stalin opposed Trotsky in their struggle for power after Vladimir Lenin died in 1924.
Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky.
Leon Trotsky believed that a revolutionary movement, once in power had to deal with the question of repression. For Trotsky the form of repression or the degree of repression was not one involved with principles. It was a matter of expediency.
Leon Trotsky died on August 21, 1940 at the age of 60.
Trotsky was murdered in Mexico.
After spending imprisonment in Siberia, Leon Trotsky was allowed to live, by Stalin. Trotsky began his exile in Turkey in Alam Ata.
Leon Trotsky built the Red Army into an efficient military organization.