Lexic.us

Definition of 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 Trotsky

Literary usage of Trotsky

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

1. Lenin's Legacy: The Story of the Cpsu by Robert G. Wesson (1978)
"Stalin won for the simple reason that he industriously built up his power while trotsky rather obtusely, or from inappropriate diffidence, stood back and ..."

2. Russian-American Relations, March, 1917-March, 1920: Documents and Papers by Foreign Policy Association, Caroline King Cumming, Walter William Pettit (1920)
"Comrade trotsky briefly explained to the General the policy of the Soviet Government in the course of the struggle for a general peace. ..."

3. America's Part in the World War: A History of the Full Greatness of Our by Richard Joseph Beamish, Francis Andrew March (1919)
"On January 27th, trotsky reported conditions to the Soviets at Petrograd. He declared that the government of ... trotsky still resisted, but was overruled. ..."

4. Debate Between Prof. E.R.A. Seligman, Affirmative ... and Prof. Scott by Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman, Scott Nearing (1921)
"Lenin and trotsky are doing would be this—"he who shall work or not, he shall not eat" (Slight applause). That is what is happening in Russia today and it ..."

5. The Social Interpretation of History: A Refutation of the Marxian Economic by Maurice William (1921)
"... trotsky AND OTHERS NOTE.—These documents are collected here not only for their historic value, but also because they afford an insight into the minds of ..."

6. Mayfair to Moscow: Clare Sheridan's Diary by Clare Sheridan (1921)
"He said: "You can come with me and I will get you sittings from Lenin and trotsky." I thought he was joking, and hesitated ..."

7. America's Part in the World War: A History of the Full Greatness of Our by Richard Joseph Beamish, Francis Andrew March (1919)
"... and General Denikin against the government of Lenine and trotsky. The reign of terror in Russia was accompanied by sporadic efforts at resistance. ..."

8. The Russian Republic by Cecil L'Estrange Malone (1920)
"CHAPTER V trotsky AND THE RED ARMY Monday, October 6th. We arrived at Tula at seven o'clock in the morning, but did not leave the train until later. ..."

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