Leon Trotsky

From Turtledove

Leon Trotsky
Historical Figure
Timeline:	OTL
Nationality:	Soviet Union (born in Ukraine)
Religion:	Atheist (born into Judaism)
Date of Birth:	1879
Date of Death:	1940
Cause of Death:	Ice-pick to the back of the head
Occupation:	Soldier, Politician, Philosopher
Spouse:	Aleksandra Sokolovskaya (divorced? 1903) Natalia Sedova
Children:	Three
Affiliations:	Soviet Communist Party
Timeline:	"Joe Steele"
Date of Birth:	1879
Date of Death:	Unrevealed

Leon Trotsky (born Leon Davidovich Bronstein, 1879-1940), was a Ukrainian-born Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist. He was an influential politician in the early days of the Soviet Union, first as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and later as the founder and commander of the Red Army and People's Commissar of War. He was also among the first members of the Politburo. With the death of Vladimir Lenin, Trotsky attempted to thwart the rise of Joseph Stalin in the 1920s. He failed, and was expelled from the Soviet Union. He continued to criticize Stalin from abroad until he was assassinated in 1940.

[edit] Leon Trotsky in "Joe Steele"

Upon the death of Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trostky became the premier of the Soviet Union. He led his country through World War II and the Japanese War. He and American President Joe Steele shared a deep emnity that they were able to put aside during their fight against Germany, but became enemies again after the war when the two rival countries divided up Japan. Trotsky prodded his North Japan to attack Steele's South Japan in 1948 as part of his agenda for International Revolution. The war ended in 1949. The United States destroyed North Japan's capital Sapporo with an atomic bomb. Three days later, the Soviet Union destroyed the South Japan city of Nagano with their own atomic bomb. With this tit for tat bombing, boundaries were returned to the status quo ante bellum.

Political offices
Preceded by Vladimir Lenin	General Secretary of the Soviet Union (Joe Steele) 1924-19??	Succeeded by Incumbent