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

Consider Supporting HoH:   / houseofhistory   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. The content of this video covers events, people or concepts via a lecture-style presentation that is educational and historical in nature. Every video is original content by House of History. The events relating to conflict in this video are portrayed in their historical context without either value judgment or an ideological message attached to it. There is no intent to shock, upset or disgust. The goal of my channel is to make interesting lecture-style videos, no more, no less. Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable! If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it! 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). Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons #HouseofHistory #History #LeonTrotsky