Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky

1. 1903

   • Trotsky allied himself with the Mensheviks.

2. 1906

   • publishes a non-periodical paper, in this paper he fights Bolshevism

3. 1912

   • he joins an anti-Bolshevist coalition known as the August Bloc. His attacks on Bolshevism become more vehement and unscrupulous.
   • With the outbreak of the World War he occupies a Centrist position.

4. 1905

   • An effective orator, and former chairman of the first Soviet

5. 1917

   • became chairman of the Petrograd Soviet.
     • He held this position in the decisive days of October, working under the direct guidance of the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party.
   • november
     • During the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks, Trotsky played an important role as a member of the Military Revolutionary Committee.