When it comes to talking about a historically significant person, it is very important not to slip into a dismissive-condescending style of reasoning. At the same time, it is desirable to represent the atmosphere prevailing at that time in various strata of society. And then in front of the participants in the discussion, the true image of a person who really influenced the course of events will be formed. Lev Davidovich Trotsky - who is he? Opportunist? Maximalist? Or a muddler who missed out on luck? First of all, he is a living person, and this explains a lot.
Fugitive prisoner
Comrade Trotsky's childhood years were spent in the Ukraine, in the steppes of the Kherson province. Leiba Bronstein, he would take his famous pseudonym later, was born into a family of large landowners on November 7, 1879. The child's parents did not graduate from universities, but managed their land plots very successfully. When the boy was ten years old, he was sent to receive education at the Odessa real school, according to a quota for Jewish families. Due to his natural data, in all subjects he received only "excellent" marks.
The biography of a young man could have developed differently, but at the age of 17 he became acquainted with the theory of Karl Marx. In those days, broad circles of the Russian intelligentsia enthusiastically comprehended the teachings of a philosopher from Germany. Today one gets the impression that a contagious virus has begun to spread in Russia. As part of the pathological process, Trotsky created and headed the South Russian Workers' Union. And as a result of active revolutionary activity, the creator of the dubious structure ends up in prison for two years, with subsequent exile to Siberia.
Lev Davidovich's career as a professional revolutionary began in 1902, when he escaped from exile. In preparation for the transition to an illegal position, his passport was "corrected", in which the surname "Trotsky" was entered. With this document, the fugitive prisoner proceeded without much difficulty through the whole of Russia and arrived in London. Here the first meeting of two later famous historical figures - Lenin and Trotsky - took place. It is important to emphasize that, despite some disagreements on theoretical calculations, their views on the strategy of struggle coincided.
Demon of revolution
Long-term practice shows that love and revolutionary work are quite compatible. For the first time, Leon Trotsky married Alexandra Sokolovskaya, whom he had known since the age of 16. The husband and wife set off for Siberian exile together. Here two daughters were born - Nina and Zinaida. After his escape, Leon Trotsky, who devoted himself entirely to the struggle for the liberation of the working class, had little interest in how his family lived. Moreover, in 1903, while in Paris, he met Natalia Sedova. She bore him two boys. It is this woman who will be next to the professional revolutionary both in the days of his triumph and in the years of his wanderings.
It is at the current historical moment that some pathological interest in the personal lives of celebrities has formed. One "star" came to the party without panties, the other inadvertently bared her silicone breasts. And the audience goes into ecstasy from such news. Lev Davidovich Trotsky possessed an outstanding gift of an orator. His speeches were immensely convincing and motivating. Inspired by the appeal of the chairman of the RVS, the demoralized Red Army men who had lost faith in their strength turned around and in a fierce attack smashed the elite units of the White Guard.
And who can say that such a person does not need female affection and empathy? To this day, there are heated discussions about who Trotsky was - the romantic of the revolution or its demon? For those reading these lines, the answer is completely unimportant. It is enough to understand that this historical person was a living person. He loved potatoes, suffered from a cold, "toiled" with his stomach. Or did he not worry, did not swallow tears when he received the news about the death of his sons? The question is rhetorical. Yes, Trotsky served as the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs. He headed the Revolutionary Military Council (RMC). Have high positions brought him happiness? A professional revolutionary was killed in an assassination attempt in August 1940.
