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This book, conceived in sorrow, composed in grief, and constructed at the brink of despair, contains my mind's best thoughts, and my soul's triumph over the powers of darkness.
Leon Trotsky
Born: November 7, 1879
Died: August 21, 1940 (aged 60)
Bio: Leon Trotsky was a Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founding leader of the Red Army.
Known for:
- The Revolution Betrayed
- History of the Russian Revolution (1932)
- Literature and Revolution
- The Permanent Revolution (1931)
Most used words:
party, life, man, revolution, war, history, human, violence, future, terror, revolutionary, proletariat, power, bourgeoisie, historical
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