Jewish Life of the Month: Leon Trotsky
Rebecca Keys
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Leon Trotsky
Dates
1879-1940
Impact
A preeminent Russian revolutionary figure and a masterful writer, Leon Trotsky led an upheaval that helped to define the contours of twentieth-century politics.
Famous Quote
"The masses go into a revolution not with a prepared plan of social reconstruction, but with a sharp feeling that they cannot endure the old regime."
