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Definition of Leon Trotsky

1. Noun. Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in Mexico (1879-1940).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leon Trotsky

Literary usage of Leon Trotsky

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide to the Boris I. Nicolaevsky Collection in the Hoover Institution Archives by Anna M. Bourguina, Michael Jakobson (1989)
"OEuvres indicates Leon Trotsky, OEuvres (Institut Leon Trotsky, 1978-); Writings indicates Leon Trotsky, Writings of Leon Trotsky (New York: Pathfinder ..."

2. Breaking with Communism: The Intellectual Odyssey of Bertram D. Wolfe by Bertram David Wolfe, Robert Hessen (1990)
"... because it gives the impression that the issue is Trotsky versus Stalin, or that our protest is primarily for the defense of Leon Trotsky. ..."

3. Socialism in Thought and Action by Harry Wellington Laidler (1920)
"On the following day, May 17, Leon Trotsky returned ... (See Owr Revolution by Leon Trotsky, translated by Olgin. ..."

4. Socialism in Thought and Action by Harry Wellington Laidler (1920)
"On the following day, May 17, Leon Trotsky returned from America, and gave additional impetus ... (See Our Revolution by Leon Trotsky, translated by Olgin. ..."

5. America's Part in the World War: A History of the Full Greatness of Our by Richard Joseph Beamish, Francis Andrew March (1919)
"The agitation against his government continued, and on November 7th an armed insurrection, led by Leon Trotsky and Nicholas Lenine, took possession of ..."

6. Annual Report of the American Bar Association: Including Proceedings of the by American Bar Association (1919)
"As further proof that the Soviet plan is of American conception, I might point out that a majority of the active workers aligned with Leon Trotsky, ..."

7. Occasional Papers and Addresses of an American Lawyer by Henry Waters Taft (1920)
"LENIN AND TROTSKY The most influential leaders of Bolshevism have been Nicolai Lenin, whose real name is Vladimir Ulianov, and Leon Trotsky, whose real name ..."

8. Lenin's Legacy: The Story of the Cpsu by Robert G. Wesson (1978)
"Leon Trotsky, My Life. p. 471. 25. Louis Fischer, The Life of Lenin, p. 80. 26. Trotsky, My Life. p. 475. 27. As suggested by Adam B. Ulam in Stalin, p. ..."

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