Leon Trotsky

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born

November 07, 1879 in Kherson, Ukraine

died

August 21, 1940

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Philosophy, Politics

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Leon Trotsky was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist. He was one of the leaders of the Russian October Revolution, second only to Vladimir Lenin. During the early days of the Soviet Union, he served first as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and later as the founder and commander of the Red Army and People's Commissar of War. He was also among the first members of the Politburo.

After leading a failed struggle of the Left Opposition against the policies and rise of Joseph Stalin in the 1920s and the increasing role of bureaucracy in the Soviet Union, Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party and deported from the Soviet Union. An early advocate of Red Army intervention against European fascism, Trotsky also opposed Stalin...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 1,521 ratings · 84 reviews · 195 distinct works

	History of the Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky, Max Eastman (translator), Ahmed Shawki (Introduction) 4.21 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 1930 — 17 editions	My rating:
	The Revolution Betrayed by Leon Trotsky, Max Eastman (Translation) 4.07 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1937 — 15 editions	My rating:
	My Life by Leon Trotsky, J. Hansen (Designed by) 4.09 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 1960 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It 4.22 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1944 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Literature and Revolution by Leon Trotsky, William Keach (Editor), Rose Strunsky (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1957 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Their Morals and Ours by Leon Trotsky, John Dewey, George Novack 4.09 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1973 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Transitional Program for Socialist Revolution by Leon Trotsky, Joseph Hansen 4.13 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Permanent Revolution, Results and Prospects 4.03 avg rating — 59 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:
	Terrorism and Communism (Revolutions) by Leon Trotsky, Slavoj Žižek 3.96 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1961 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Marxism and Terrorism 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1995	My rating:

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“The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.”
― Leon Trotsky

tags: communism , democracy , freedom , history , liberty , philosophy , politics , revolution , socialism , utilitarianism

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“Everything is relative in this world, where change alone endures.”
― Leon Trotsky

tags: communism , democracy , freedom , history , hope , individualism , philosophy , politics , revolution , socialism

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“Tell me anyway--Maybe I can find the truth by comparing the lies.”
― Leon Trotsky

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