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What is the birth name of Leon Trotsky?
Leon Trotsky was born in a town called Yanivka or Yanovka. It was part of the Russian Empire at that time but is now part of Ukraine.
Was Leon Trotsky a Jew?
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 Union.
What revolutionary group did Leon Trotsky form in Russia in 1897?
In 1897, Leon Trotsky was operating under his real name of Lev Davidovich Bronstein. In early 1897, Bronstein and his close associates organized a secret group called the South Russian Workers' Union. The group help political discussions and issued leaflets concerning the terrible working conditions in local factories. Soon the police raided the group's meeting place and sent all of them, Bronstein included to the Odessa prison. Soon after he was sentenced for four years and sent off to a Siberian prison camp.
What does Leon Trotsky's name mean?
The name Trotsky, or Trotskii, was the name of one of Leon Trotsky's prison guards when he was imprisoned in Odessa. It became a pen name, among others, in place of his birth name Lev Davidovitch Bronstein.
Why was Vladimin Lenin famous?
Vladimir Illytch Ulianov alias Lenin, along with Lev Bronstein, alias Trotsky, were the leaders of the Communists in the Russian Revolution of 1917. Lenin went on to lead Russia until 1924 & Trotsky was murdered in Mexico City in 1936.
