1. by Jennifer and Michelle P
Leon Trotsky
by Jennifer and Michelle P

2. 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.

3. Biography
1903= Married Natalya Sedova (had two sons: Leon and Sergei Sedov)
A part of the Mensheviks from
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

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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.

7. 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 because of Stalin

8. 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

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

10. Bibliography
"The Bolsheviks." Spartacus Educational. Web. 27 Mar < co.uk/RUSbolsheviks.htm>.
"Leon Trotsky : Biography." Spartacus Educational. Web. 27 Mar < schoolnet.co.uk/RUStrotsky.htm>.
"The Red Army." Spartacus Educational. Web. 27 Mar <
"The White Army." Spartacus Educational. Web. 27 Mar <