Leon Trotsky was a big part of the Russian Revolution. He make big impact in Russian history. Trotsky was a man that was not afraid of stating his opinion or trying to make a change. He has such a edgy background and I doubt people would’ve really thought what a great impact he tried to make. He was not best of friends with either Lenin nor Satalin. His life was an interesting one, his accomplishments were something, and he greatly affected Russian History.
Leon Trotsky had an interesting life. He was born on November 7, 1879, in Yanovka, Ukraine. He was born with the name of Lev Davidovich Bronstein. His parents being Russian-Jewish farmers. He moved to Nikolayev, Ukraine when he was eight. He was a troubled child. According to the article “Leon Trotsky”, “He was drawn into an underground socialist circle and introduced to Marxism.” Marxism is the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, later developed by their followers to form the basis for the theory and practice of communism.
He was banned by many countries. He lived on the island of
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He was made Commissar of War. As War Commissar he had to task of making a new Red Army. The tricky part bout that was that he had to make the red army out of the “shambles old Russian army.” His task was as stated in the article “Leon Trotsky”, “prepare them to defend the communist government against the imminent threats of civil war and foreign intervention.” His main goal was to create a small but disciplined competent force. He abandoned the revolutionary ideal of democratization and guerrilla tactics got him much criticism from other communists. Trotsky and Stalin had a disagreement over the defence of the city of Tsaritsyn. According to the article “Leon Trotsky”, “Trotsky’s approach was, however, vindicated by the success of the Red Army in turing back attacks by the anti-communist White armies in 1918 and