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Answering Question: Karl Marx influenced the Russian Revolution with his book "The Communist Manifesto" to tear down capitalism. Karl Marx had a huge positively impact on others i know this because his journey was to uncover how capitalism came into play when and Marx never argued about the methods how wealth is produced under capitalism.

www.reference.com/history/did-karl-marx-influence-russian-revolution-fd353e084581c560.

How Did Karl Marx Impact Our Society?, www.quora.com/How-did-Karl-Marx-impact-our-society.

http://www.history.com/topics/karl-marx

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he was the leader of the communist  Party, leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, and the architect, builder, and first head of the Soviet Union and he played a big role in the russian revolution he spent years leading up to the 1917 resolution.  considered one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the 20th century, Vladimir took over as the first leader of the newly formed Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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General Secretary of the communist party & was the dictator of of Soviet Socialist Republics. Stalin also imposed the Soviet system of land management known as collectivization.
Killed millions of ethnic Russians, Slavic, Ukrainian and Chechen people.

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He waged Russia's 1917 revolution alongside Vladimir Lenin. As commissar of war in the new Soviet government, he helped defeat forces opposed to Bolshevik control. -jada and shaterra

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"The end may justify the means, as long as there is something that justifies the end.""Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.""Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and forever."

Name

Leon Trotsky

Birth Date

November 7, 1879

Death Date

August 21, 1940

Place of Birth

Yanovka, Ukraine

Place of Death

Mexico City, Mexico

AKA

Leon Trotsky

Full Name

Lev Davidovich Bronshtein

Synopsis

Born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein on November 7, 1879, Leon Trotsky's revolutionary activity as a young man spurred his first of several ordered exiles to Siberia. He waged Russia's 1917 revolution alongside Vladimir Lenin. As commissar of war in the new Soviet government, he helped defeat forces opposed to Bolshevik control. As the Soviet government developed, he engaged in a power struggle against Joseph Stalin, which he lost, leading to his exile again and, eventually, his murder.

Early Life

Leon Trotsky was born Lev Davidovich Bronstein in Yanovka, Ukraine-in the Russian Empire-on November 7, 1879. His parents, David and Anna Bronstein, were prosperous Jewish farmers. When he was 8 years old, Trotksy went to school in Odessa, then moved in 1896 to Nikolayev, Ukraine, for his final year in school. While there, he became enthralled with Marxism.

In 1897, Trotsky helped found the South Russian Workers' Union. He was arrested within a year and spent two years in prison before being tried, convicted and sent to Siberia for a four-year sentence. While in prison, he met and married Alexandra Lvovna, a co- revolutionary who had also been sentenced to Siberia. While there, they had two daughters.

In 1902, after serving only two years of his sentence, Leon Trotsky escaped exile, abandoning his wife and daughters. On forged papers, he changed his name to Leon Trotsky, a moniker he would use the rest of his life. He managed to make his way to London, England, where he joined the Socialist Democratic Party and met Vladimir Lenin. In 1903, Leon Trotsky married his second wife, Natalia Ivanovna. The couple had two sons.

Provisional Government and Soviet Leadership

During the early years of the Social Democratic Party, there were often disputes among the party's leadership over its form and strategy. Vladimir Lenin argued for a small party of professional revolutionaries who would lead a large contingent of non-party supporters. Julius Martov advocated for a larger, more democratic organization of supporters. Leon Trotsky tried to reconcile the two factions, resulting in numerous clashes with both groups' leaders. Many of the Social Democrats, including the ambitious Joseph Stalin, sided with Lenin. Trotsky's neutrality was seen as disloyal.

On January 22, 1905, unarmed demonstrators marching against the Russian Tsar were killed by the Imperial Guard. When word reached Leon Trotsky, he returned to Russia to support the uprisings. By the end of 1905, he had become a leader of the movement. In December, the rebellion was crushed, and Trotsky was arrested and once again sent to Siberia. At his trial, he put on a spirited defense and increased his popularity among the party's elite. In January 1907, Trotsky escaped prison and traveled to Europe, where he spent 10 years in exile in various cities, including Vienna, Zurich, Paris and New York, spending much of the time writing for Russian revolutionary journals, including Pravda, and advocating an anti-war policy.

After the overthrow of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, in February 1917, Trotsky set out for Russia from New York. However, Okhrana (the Tsar's secret police) persuaded British authorities to have him detained at Halifax, Canada. He was held there for a month, before the Russian provisional government demanded his release. After he arrived in Russia in May 1917, he quickly addressed some of the problems forming in post-revolutionary Russia. He disapproved of the provisional government because he felt it was ineffectual. The new prime minister, Alexander Kerensky, saw Trotsky as a major threat and had him arrested. While in jail, Trotsky was admitted to the Bolshevik Party and released soon after. He was elected chairman of the Petrograd Soviet, a strong hold of dissent against the provisional government.

In November 1917, the provisional government was overthrown and the Soviet Council of People's Commissars was formed, with Vladimir Lenin elected chairman. Leon Trotsky's first role in the new government was serving as commissar for foreign affairs and making peace with the Germans. Talks began in January 1918, and Germany had a long list of demands for territory and reparations. Trotsky wanted to wait out the German government, in hopes that it would be defeated by the Allies or suffer internal insurrection. However, Lenin felt that peace with Germany needed to be made so they could concentrate on building a communist government in Russia. Trotsky disagreed and resigned from this post.

After the Bolsheviks took control of the Soviet government, Lenin ordered the formation of the Red Army and appointed Leon Trotsky its leader. The army's first orders were to neutralize the White Army (Socialist revolutionaries opposed to Bolshevik control) during the Russian Civil War. Trotsky proved to be an outstanding military leader, as he led the army of 3 million to victory. The task was difficult, as Trotsky directed a war effort that was at times on 16 different fronts. It also didn't help that some members of the Soviet leadership, including Lenin, became involved in military strategy, redirecting the Red Army's efforts and countermanding some of Trotsky's orders. In late 1920, the Bolsheviks finally won the Civil War, ensuring Bolshevik control of the Soviet government. After the White Army surrendered, Trotsky was elected a member of the Communist Party central committee. He was clearly positioned as the Soviet Union's number-two man, next to Lenin.

During the winter of 1920-21, as the Soviet government moved from war to peace-time operations, an increasingly acrimonious debate grew over the role of trade unions. Believing that the workers should have nothing to fear from the government, Leon Trotsky advocated the state control the trade unions. He reasoned that this would give officials a tighter control over labor and facilitate a greater integration between government and the proletariat. Lenin criticized Trotsky, accusing him of harassing the unions and abandoning his support for the proletariat. A breach between the two developed and other officials, including Joseph Stalin, took advantage, siding with Lenin to gain favor. As Trotsky dug in and refused to modify his position, the dissention grew and Lenin feared the conflict would splinter the party. At a meeting at the Tenth Party Congress in March 1921, the issue came to a head when several of Trotsky's supporters were replaced by Lenin's lieutenants. Trotsky finally dropped his opposition and, to show his allegiance to Lenin, ordered the suppression of the Kronstadt Rebellion (an uprising of sailors and longshoremen protesting heavy-handed Bolshevik tactics). But the damage was done, and Trotsky had lost much of his political influence over the dispute.

By 1922, the pressures of revolution and injuries from an earlier assassination attempt had taken their toll on Vladimir Lenin. In May, he suffered his first stroke and questions arose over who would succeed him. Leon Trotsky had a stellar record as a military leader and administrator and seemed the obvious choice among the rank and file membership of the Communist Party. But he had offended many in the Politburo (the Communist Party's executive committee), and a group of Politburo members, led by Joseph Stalin, joined forces to oppose him. The previous month, Lenin had appointed Stalin to the new post of Central Committee General Secretary. Though not a significant post at the time, it gave Stalin control over all party-member appointments. He quickly consolidated his power and started lining up allies against Trotsky.

Between 1922 and 1924, Vladimir Lenin tried to counter some of Stalin's influence and support Trotsky on several occasions. However, a third stroke virtually silenced Lenin and Stalin was free to completely push Trotsky out of power. Lenin died on January 21, 1924, and Trotsky was isolated and alone, outmaneuvered by Stalin. From that point on, Trotsky was steadily pushed out of important roles on Soviet government and, eventually, pushed out of the country.

Between 1925 and 1928, Trotsky was gradually pushed from power and influence by Stalin and his allies, who discredited Trotsky's role in the Russian Revolution and his military record. In October 1927, Trotsky was expelled from the Central Committee and exiled the following January to the very remote Alma-Ata, located in present-day Kazakhstan. Apparently, that was not far enough for Stalin, so in February, 1929, Trotsky was banished entirely from the Soviet Union. Over the next seven years, he lived in Turkey, France and Norway, before arriving in Mexico City.

Trotsky continued to write and criticize Joseph Stalin and the Soviet government. During the 1930s, Stalin conducted political purges and named Trotsky, in absentia, a major conspirator and enemy of the people. In August 1936, 16 of Trotsky's allies were charged with aiding Trotsky in treason. All 16 were found guilty and executed. Stalin then set out to assassinate Trotsky. In 1937, Trotsky moved to Mexico, eventually settling in Mexico City, where he continued to criticize Soviet leadership.

Death and Legacy

In the early months of 1940, Leon Trotsky's health was failing and he knew he was a marked man. In February, he wrote a testament expressing his final thoughts for posterity and forcibly denied Stalin's accusations. On August 20, 1940, Trotsky was sitting at his desk in his study in Mexico City. Ramon Mercader, an undercover agent for the Soviet Union's secret police, attacked Trotsky with a mountaineering ice ax, puncturing his skull. He was taken to the hospital, but died a day later, at the age of 60.

For decades, Leon Trotsky was discredited in the Soviet Union, the result of Stalin's hatred and his totalitarian control. However, 10 years after the collapse of the Soviet government, in 2001, Trotsky's reputation was officially "rehabilitated" by the Russian government. His legacy of being the most brilliant intellect of the Communist Revolution and his reputation as a tireless worker, rousing public speaker and decisive administrator was restored. Some historians believe if he had not subordinated himself to Lenin during the Bolshevik Revolution, the history of the Soviet Union might have been very different. However, Trotsky had allowed his intelligence and arrogance to antagonize those less able than himself, and in the end, alienated many around him, allowing deceitful men like Stalin to take advantage.

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"The end may justify the means, as long as there is something that justifies the end." "Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies." "Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and forever."

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Leon Trotsky played a fundamental role in the 1917 Russian Revolution, together with Lenin. Trotsky played a particularly important role in building up the Red Army, without which the revolution would have been crushed. -jada ans shaterra

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Leon Trotsky played a fundamental role in the 1917 Russian Revolution, together with Lenin. There have been many attempts to distort and even to deny the role of Trotsky, especially on the part of the official Stalinist historians. But any reading of a serious history of the events in 1917 will show how Trotsky's name was inseparable from that of Lenin. Trotsky played a particularly important role in building up the Red Army, without which the revolution would have been crushed.
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The role of Trotsky in the 1917 Russian Revolution

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Leon Trotsky played a fundamental role in the 1917 Russian Revolution, together with Lenin. There have been many attempts to distort and even to deny the role of Trotsky, especially on the part of the official Stalinist historians. But any reading of a serious history of the events in 1917 will show how Trotsky's name was inseparable from that of Lenin.

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bruh this dude looks like Santa Clause

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Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953.

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Led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin he hosted/led a revolt in 1895. he also grouped up to create a union in 1990

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Led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin, leftist revolutionaries launch a nearly bloodless coup d’État against Russia’s ineffectual Provisional Government. The Bolsheviks and their allies occupied government buildings and other strategic locations in the Russian capital of Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) and within two days had formed a new government with Lenin as its head. Bolshevik Russia, later renamed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was the world’s first Marxist state. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bolsheviks-revolt-in-russia

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The Mensheviks (sometimes called Menshevists; Russian: меньшевик) were one of the factions within the Russian socialist movement, the other being the Bolsheviks. The factions emerged in 1903 following a dispute within the Russian Social Democratic

Mensheviks - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensheviks

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Leon also had 2 sisters when he was young and his parents were farmers when he was 8 years old.
Lev Davidovich Bronshtein was his namehe was

Assassinated on August 21 1940
He also had 4 children.

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Bolshevik members, led by their leader Lenin, seized all control over the government in Russia and later it took four or more years of civil war for Bolsheviks to get control over the whole Russia. It was the dominant political power during this time.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/russia-1900-to-1939/the-bolsheviks/
https://waytorussia.net/WhatIsRussia/20thCentury-History.html

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how did joseph stalin contribute to the russian revolution    javen neel 

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how did joseph stalin contribute to the russian revolution    javen neel 

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Stalin was released from exile. At this April 1917 Party conference, Stalin was elected to the Bolshevik Central Committee

www.history.com/topics/joseph-stalin

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he is apart of the political party and he made the Russian social democratic lab-our party.

http://alphahistory.com/russianrevolution/bolsheviks-and-mensheviks/

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The role Leon played he was a leader in the Russia Octobers revolution.In the new government he was anti-Stalinist. He had the role of a theory of a permanent revolution in the 20th century but was assassinated.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leon-Trotsky

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Javen and Neel how did joseph stalin impact the 20th centry.

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Javen and Neel how did joseph stalin impact the 20th centry.

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Made USSR into a global superpower, commanding not only the largest military but also one of the largest arsenal of WMDs, culminating in the Cold War. https://www.quora.com/How-did-Joseph-Stalin-impact-the-world-e-g-the-Cold-War

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Three years later, Marx published the first volume of “Capital” (Das Kapital) his masterwork of economic theory. In it he expressed a desire to reveal “the economic law of motion of modern society” and laid out his theory of capitalism as a dynamic system that contained the seeds of its own self-destruction and subsequent triumph of communism. Marx would spend the rest of his life working on manuscripts for additional volumes, but they remained unfinished at the time of his death, of pleurisy, on March 14, 1883.
he was also denied his british citizenship
but soon became a journalist
http://www.history.com/topics/karl-marx
http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/marx.HTML

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Joseph Stalin was the leader of the soviet union.

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"Trotsky hailed the outbreak of revolution in Russia in February" (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leon-Trotsky)

He believed in "No war, no peace"
He march against the Russian Tsar, he was the leader. He was the "most brilliant intellect of the Communist Revolution" (https://www.biography.com/people/leon-trotsky-9510793)

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The Russian revolution took place in 1917 when the peasants and working class people of Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nichols 2. The person is Vladimir Lenin, Lenin wrote that a parliamentary republic could serve a socialist system as well as a capitalist.

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"Leon Trotsky reviewing troops of the Red Guard c. 1918."
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leon-Trotsky