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Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky

Acting
07 Nov 1879
21 Aug 1940
Ianovka, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

Biography

Lev Davidovich Bronstein, better known as Leon Trotsky was a Russian revolutionary, politician, journalist and political theorist. He was a central figure in the establishment of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union. Ideologically a Marxist, Trotsky's writings and thought inspired a major school of the ideology known as Trotskyism.

Also Known As

Lev Davidovich Bronstein, Leon Trotski, Leão, Leo Trocador

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