Leon Trotsky (front, with arm raised) on the Polish (Eastern) front in the Russian Civil War (1919), where the Reds (Communists) battled the Whites (monarchists aided by foreign powers such as the United States).
Leon Trotsky Slaying the conunter revolutionary dragon
Trotsky with Bela Kun, Alfred Rosmer, Mikahil Frunze, and Gusev (1919)
Trotsky and Lev.B. Kamenev at the 2nd Congress
At a rally, at the Red Square
Trotsky speaking before the 2nd Congress of the Comintern
Trotsky and Lenin with the Red Army troops in 1921
Trotsky attending the 3rd World Congress of the Russian International
Trotsky working during his Turkish exile in 1928
Trotsky and his wife.
Trotsky enjoying a stroll and conversation with Diego Rivera, husband of Frida Kahlo.
Trotsky's assassination marked a tragic day in Russian history. He was killed in Mexico by Ramon Mercander.
Leon Trotsky chatting with his wife Natalia Sedova and son Lev.