Leon Trotsky Essay Examples

7 November 1879

21 August 1940 (aged 60)

Leon Trotsky joined the Bolsheviks in August 1917. Trotsky quickly rose to a position of power in the party. During the revolution, Trotsky oversaw Soviet military operations in Petrograd, the capital of the Russian Empire. By early November, Trotsky had all but sacked the capital city. On November 13, ousted liberal politician Aleksandr Kerensky tried to retake Petrograd with loyal troops. Kerensky’s forces met Trotsky’s at the Battle of Pulkovo. Trotsky defeated Kerensky, and the Bolsheviks achieved total control of Petrograd.