Lev Trockij

Lev Trockij was a prominent Marxist revolutionary and a key figure in the early Soviet Union, known for his role in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and for founding the Red Army. A close ally of Vladimir Lenin, Trockij later became a political rival to Joseph Stalin, leading to his exile and eventual assassination in Mexico in 1940. His writings and theories on permanent revolution have influenced socialist movements worldwide.