Trotsky

or Trot·ski

[ trot-skee; Russian trawt-skyee ]

noun

1. Leon Lev, or Leib, Davidovich Bronstein, 1879–1940, Russian revolutionary and writer: minister of war 1918–25.

Trotsky

/ ˈtrɒtskɪ /

noun

1. TrotskyLeon18791940MRussianPOLITICS: revolutionaryPOLITICS: communist Leon , original name Lev Davidovich Bronstein . 1879–1940, Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist. He was a leader of the November Revolution (1917) and, as commissar of foreign affairs and war (1917–24), largely created the Red Army. He was ousted by Stalin after Lenin's death and deported from Russia (1929); assassinated by a Stalinist agent

Example Sentences

He was befriended there by Ramon Mercader, who pretended to be sympathetic to Trotsky’s ideas but in reality was a Soviet agent.

From Seattle Times

Apekina already knew she wanted to write about the revolution and the novel started to coalesce several years ago after a trip to Mexico City where she visited Trotsky’s house.

From Los Angeles Times

By that time, Trotsky had been forced into exile and Stalin was in full control, bolstered by a determination to portray himself as absolutely loyal to Lenin’s ideals.

From Seattle Times

Kahlo reportedly engaged in relationships with Russian exile Leon Trotsky and some of Rivera’s past female lovers.

From Los Angeles Times

In a twist, DeSantis’ modification actually echoes Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky, who told his political rivals in 1917 to “go where you belong from now on, into the dustbin of history.”

From Seattle Times