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Leon Trotsky was a communist and close associate of Vladimir Lenin..
He was an influential politician in the early days of the Soviet Union, first as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and later as the founder and commander.Leon Trotsky ( - )
Leon Trotsky, ©Trotsky was a key figure in the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia, second only to Vladimir Lenin in the early stages of Soviet communist rule. But he lost out to Joseph Stalin in the power struggle that followed Lenin's death, and was assassinated while in exile.
Trotsky was born Lev Davidovich Bronstein on 7 November in Yanovka, Ukraine, then part of Russia.
His father was a prosperous Jewish farmer. Trotsky became involved in underground activities as a teenager.
Born Lev Bronshtein on 7 November in the village of Yanovka in Ukraine, Leon Trotsky, the son of a prosperous Jewish farmer, became involved in politics.
He was soon arrested, jailed and exiled to Siberia where he joined the Social Democratic Party. Eventually, he escaped Siberia and spent the majority of the next 15 years abroad, including a spell in London.
In , the Social Democrats split.
While Lenin assumed leadership of the 'Bolshevik' (majority) faction, Trotsky became a member of the 'Menshevik' (minority) faction and developed his theory of 'permanent revolution'. After the outbreak of revolution in Petrograd in Febru