8 October 1917
Leon Trotsky, the number two man in the Bolshevik Party during the Russian Revolution of October 1917 was assassinated in Mexico City, Mexico in 1940.
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 the leader of the Red Army, which was massive and inspirational in the Revolution of 1917. He orchestrated the defeat of the Czarist White Army.
No, the Mensheviks were led mostly by Jules Martov. Trotsky was part of the Menshevik faction and one of its best theoreticians, but he wasn't their leader. Shortly before the October Revolution, Trotsky left the Mensheviks and joined the Bolsheviks.
Leon Trotsky was one of the Communist leaders of the Russian Revolution in 1917. He died in 1924.
Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky masterminded the October Revolution.
8 October 1917
Leon Trotsky, the number two man in the Bolshevik Party during the Russian Revolution of October 1917 was assassinated in Mexico City, Mexico in 1940.
Leon Trotsky led the Petrograd Soviet at the time of the October Revolution in 1917. He also led the Red Army as Commissar of War during the Russian Civil War. He never did lead Russia or the Soviet Union at any time.
Oh, Trotsky, the man with the fancy goatee and revolutionary ideas. He was a key figure in the Russian Revolution, known for his fiery speeches and Marxist beliefs. Some say he was a brilliant strategist, others say he was power-hungry. Either way, he definitely left his mark on history, for better or for worse.
The October revolution was instigated by the Bolsheviks, who were led by Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Pavel Dybenko.
Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky.
Leon Trotsky wrote his version of the 1905 Russian Revolution in exile in Siberia.
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the Bolsheviks; however Leon Trotsky led the October Revolution. Trotsky coordinated it and carried it out.
Leon Trotsky was appointed Commissar of Defense by Lenin after the October Revolution.
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.