Life of Leon Trotsky | A Biography (1879-1940)

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Leon Trotsky is a name you probably recognize. He was a man that dedicated his life to the Communist revolution, leading the Red Army to victory during the Russian Civil War and being Lenin’s designated successor. It didn’t pan out that way, however, and he was forced out by Joseph Stalin through behind-the-scenes power plays and intrigues. Today we’ll look into the life of Lev Davidovich Bronstein, better known as Leon Trotsky.

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Time Codes:

0:00 Introduction
0:58 Lev Davidovich Bronstein
4:34 Trotsky escapes his exile
6:00 Mensheviks vs Bolsheviks
8:33 Permanent Revolution and the Bloody Sunday Massacre
11:43 The First World War and February Revolution
14:23 The October Revolution
16:32 Bolshevik Organization
20:26 The Russian Civil War and Red Terror
25:23 Trade Unions
33:12 Trotsky's Assassination
29:05 Trotsky's Downfall

Sources:

Figes, O. A People's Tragedy (1996).
Hosking, G. Russia and the Russians (London, 2011).
Service, R. Trotsky (Harvard, 2009).
Bullock, D. The Russian Civil War (Cambridge, 2014).

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Time-stamps are in the description. About what historical figure would you like to see an in-depth biography such as this one?

HoH

20th century Russian history has grabbed a hold of me recently. I can't stop. Awesome channel. Thanks for all your hard work. 😊

Jc-howu

Trotsky's life is as complicated as it is important in the history of the twentieth century. It's impressive how well these are explained here in 35 minutes.
Thank you!

danielhagan

One thing I am always puzzled, or bewildered by, is how Trotsky has staid in jails and exiles so often and yet was lucky not to have his health destroyed as happens so often. He does not look like he was a particularly strong man physically, so either he had a very good immune system or just very lucky.

StopFear

You did a fantastic job. Many documentaries are thinly veiled propaganda for or against communism. This is a straightforward and accurate viewpoint. Well done!

AC-iemt

Damn, a 35 minutes episode? I can't imagine how long you've spent on research for this episode. Anyway, got my evening set with it.

ThisisBarris

Good job. It was pleasure to watch, thank You for subtitles - it is very helpfull for persons like me who loves history and is learning english. I'm waiting for another episode about other person conected with comunism. Greetings from Poland.

weronikachylaszem

Thank You, giving me the opportunity for watching the biography of Trotsky!

engin

This was packed with detail yet surprisingly concise. Thank you for putting this together. 👍

jsbdidhdtaysheiud

Once again a very interesting film. Love that you took your time to tell this very informative story. You got me hooked on Russian history now! THANKS

artexplainedd

This is well-researched, accurate, and well-delivered; there are a lot of insights crammed into such a short time!

OrpheusObjectMRH

Thank you for this! I visited the Trotsky Museum/ house in Mexico City and have been interested ever since. Your channel is really helping me understand the history of the USSR.

polly

Quite good video. Pronunciation is very good for a foreigner although lacking some key details it is far better than what is reasonably expected!

vdmur

Very well done!!! This is by far the best and most informative video I've seen on Trotsky.

cjsansoo

I've been enjoying your very professional, academically rigorous videos; and I'm sure sooner or later I will watch them all 🙂
However, I want to thank you especially for the documentaries you have made of the less 'mainstream' topics, such as the 30 Years War, the Seven Years War, and so on, which are not often documented by independent documentary-makers.

Thanks heaps - when I can afford to, I will join your Patreon!

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