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Portrait of Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky

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Revolutionary · 1879 – 1940

Leon Trotsky was the Russian revolutionary who helped lead the October Revolution alongside Lenin, organized and commanded the Red Army through the Russian Civil War, and was later expelled by Stalin, becoming the most famous critic of Stalinist communism before his assassination in Mexico.

  • October Revolution
  • Red Army commander