In 1879 Lev Davidovich Bronstein (Leon Trotsky) was born in Yanovka, Ukraine.
At the age of 19 he was arrested for writing and printing revolutionary literature, and was sent to Siberia.
In October 1902, he went to London and joined with Lenin and other revolutionaries.
Leon Trotsky was a huge part of founding the Soviet Union.
In the October Revolution he played a big role in bringing the Bolsheviks to power,
Trotsky organized the Red Army during the civil war.
Trotsky returned to St. Petersburg in 1905 to helped organise the city's first soviet, he was arrested and sent to siberia again.
He was sent to Siberia for life without any civil rights, he decided to escape and his exile lasted 10 years (until the Feb. revolution of 1917).
When he returned Lenin made Trotsky Commissioner of War and gave him full control of the newly formed Red Army
The civil war was won in 1921, many beleived that Trotsky would be the logical successor to Lenin who died in 1924.
Because of his insistance on Permanent Revolution trotsky had few friends within the party.
Stalin had great power by 1927, and expelled Trotsky from the Communist Party in 1929, along with expulsion of Russia.
Trotsky moved to Mexico where he was murdered by a Stalinist agent on August 20th, 1940.
SNOWBALL
Helped live out the dreams of Old Major, contintued song Beasts of England .
Lead the animals during the Battle of Cowshed.
Created the 7 commandments with Napoleon.
Very Intelligent.
Organized Animal Committee's.
Sent pigeons to surrounding farms and tell them on the Rebellion and teach them the song Beasts of England.
Created a flag signifying Animal farm
- " The flag was green, Snowball explained, to represent the green fields of England, while the hoof and horn signified the future Republic of the Animals which would arise" (21).
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SIMILARAITES
Trotsky (Snowball) partnered with Stalin (Napoleon) after the death of Lenin.
Trotsky and Stalin disagreed on everything, just as Snowball and Napoleon did.-" ... it was noticed that these two were never in agreement" (22).
Both were very intelligent, Snowball taught himself to read.
Snowball lead the animals in the Battle of Cowshed, just as Leon Trotsky lead the Red Army.
Won over people easily with their speaches.-" At the meetings Snowball often won over the majority by his brilliant speeches" (33).
Trotsky managed to live through a number of assassination attemps by Stanlinists , just as Snowball did escapeing from Napoleon's dogs. -"He was running as only a pig can run, but the dogs were close on his heels. Suddenly he slipped and it seemed certain they had him. Then he was up again..." (37).
LEON TROTSKY AS SNOWBALL
HISTORY OF LEON TROTSKY
- In 1879 Lev Davidovich Bronstein (Leon Trotsky) was born in Yanovka, Ukraine.
- At the age of 19 he was arrested for writing and printing revolutionary literature, and was sent to Siberia.
- In October 1902, he went to London and joined with Lenin and other revolutionaries.
- Leon Trotsky was a huge part of founding the Soviet Union.
- In the October Revolution he played a big role in bringing the Bolsheviks to power,
- Trotsky organized the Red Army during the civil war.
- Trotsky returned to St. Petersburg in 1905 to helped organise the city's first soviet, he was arrested and sent to siberia again.
- He was sent to Siberia for life without any civil rights, he decided to escape and his exile lasted 10 years (until the Feb. revolution of 1917).
- When he returned Lenin made Trotsky Commissioner of War and gave him full control of the newly formed Red Army
- The civil war was won in 1921, many beleived that Trotsky would be the logical successor to Lenin who died in 1924.
- Because of his insistance on Permanent Revolution trotsky had few friends within the party.
- Stalin had great power by 1927, and expelled Trotsky from the Communist Party in 1929, along with expulsion of Russia.
Trotsky moved to Mexico where he was murdered by a Stalinist agent on August 20th, 1940.SNOWBALL
- " The flag was green, Snowball explained, to represent the green fields of England, while the hoof and horn signified the future Republic of the Animals which would arise" (21).
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SIMILARAITES
-"He was running as only a pig can run, but the dogs were close on his heels. Suddenly he slipped and it seemed certain they had him. Then he was up again..." (37).
WORK CITED
Schiebel, Joseph. "Trotsky, Leon (1879-1940)." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Ed. Suzanne M. Bourgoin. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 1998. 17 vols.Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. UDLibSEARCH - Main Account. 4 Nov. 2009 http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/infomark.do? &contentSet=GBRC &type=retrieve &tabID=T001 &prodId=SRC-1 &docId=EK1631006567 &source=gale &srcprod=SRCG &userGroupName=dove10524 &version=1.0.