The Bolshevik Myth · Character

Trotsky

Bolshevik leader and founder of the Red Army.

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First appearance: iv moscow

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Extensive Revolutionary Cast
Anarchists and Bolsheviks
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American Journalists and Bolshevik Leader

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Aftermath
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The Bolshevik Myth
Trotsky is mentioned in the context of the regime's militaristic and authoritarian policies.
XIII: Lenin
Mentioned as a resident of the Kremlin and contrasted with Lenin's character.
Back in Petrograd
Keynoted the Ninth Congress with push for militarization of labor and one-man management.
XXIII: In Soviet Institutions
Mentioned as having outlawed Makhno after his mutiny opened the front to Denikin.
XXIV: Yossif the Emigrant
Quoted as saying it were better the Ukraine be taken by Denikin than allow Makhno to continue there.
XXV: Nestor Makhno
Mentioned as charging Makhno with opening the front to Denikin and as ordering Makhno's forces to the Polish front.
XXVII: Further South
Admired by the Communist commissar for his 'iron broom' methods of revolutionary force.
In Various Walks
Referenced by a Jewish elder as an example of Jews in government, but dismissed as not truly Jewish.
Dark People
Noted as the intellectual leader of the 'South Russian Union' in Nikolayev's revolutionary history.
XXXV: Returning to Petrograd
Ordered the disarmament of Makhno's forces after they helped defeat Wrangel.
Early Days of 1921
Trotsky dissents from Lenin, demanding a 'labor front' under military discipline.
Kronstadt
Trotsky issues an ultimatum to Kronstadt to surrender, threatens to 'shoot you like pheasants,' and later denounces Thiers and Gallifet while celebrating the Paris Commune.
Last Links in the Chain
Trotsky is mentioned indirectly in the context of the Bolshevik leadership and the Comintern.
Endnotes
Referenced in endnote about General Slastchev-Krinski being sent by Trotsky to subdue Karelian peasants.

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