by Jennifer and Michelle P Leon Trotsky by Jennifer and Michelle P

Biography Born: Yanovka, Ukraine on November 7th, 1879 Died: August 20th, 1940 Parents: David Leont'evich Bronshtein Anna L'vovna Bronshtein A Russian Jewish revolutionary leader Soviet politician 14 years old= introduced to Marxism in Nikolayev 1897= organized the underground South Russian Workers' Union January 1898= Arrested 1890= deported to Siberia & married Alexandra Lvovna (had 2 daughters) 1892l= escaped and went to London alone. Joined the Social Democratic Party Met and worked with a group of Marxists producing the journal Iskra.

Biography 1903= Married Natalya Sedova (had two sons: Leon and Sergei Sedov) A part of the Mensheviks from 1903 - 1917 2nd congress of the Social Democratic Party May 1917= he went back to Russia Joined the Bolsheviks in 1917 Founder and first leader of the Red Army A close friend of Lenin

Relationship with Lenin Both against Mensheviks, Provisional Government, and Social Revolutionaries They were in the Bolsheviks together since July 1917 Appointed to be the commissar for foreign affairs by Lenin for the Bolsheviks in November 1917 Appointed Commissar of War by Lenin in 1918 Reached success together (Trotsky was in charge when Lenin was hiding during the July Days)

Relationship with Lenin Won the Civil War because he created a strong force of army with Lenin’s Red Army Won over the White Army (a volunteer army created by Kornilov to fight the Bolsheviks after the Kornilov plot in September 1917)

Kornilov Plot Kerensky was scared that Kornilov would take all the credits for his action with his army Kerensky had to ask the Bolsheviks for help He gave the Bolsheviks weapons The Bolsheviks did what was asked of them, which was to convince the Kornilov’s army to desert him. Held on to the weapons that were given to them and took control of the country.

Relationship with Stalin They are both in rivalry Stalin didn‘t like that Trotsky became leader of Bolsheviks after Lenin’s death Stalin used Trotsky’s past to get him out of the group Gregory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev Trotsky was removed from power in 1925 because of Stalin

Relationship with Stalin Moved to Turkey, France, Norway, then Mexico Stalin caused the deaths of Trotsky’s children (Sergei & Leon Sedov) In April, 1937, Trotsky appeared before a commission of inquiry in New York headed by John Dewey. Trotsky was found not guilty of the charges of treason being made by Stalin. Trotsky was killed by Ramon Mercader who was under Stalin’s order using an ice pick

Contribution to Russia’s History Led the Civil war to a success for the Bolsheviks United Front Permanent Revolution Trotsky’s conception on Marxist

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