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Leon Trotsky The Life of a Revolutionary

Leon Trotsky  The Life of a Revolutionary
NR 45 minDocumentary
To mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution the International Marxist Tendency and In Defence of October campaign present this original documentary celebrating the life and accomplishments of one of the revolutions main leaders Leon Trotsky Alan Woods editor of the In Defence of Marxism website narrates Trotskys extraordinary career from his early years as a revolutionary writer and activist to his leading role alongside Lenin in the October Revolution and Russian Civil War to his expulsion from Russia and eventual assassination by the murderous Stalinist regime Featuring footage from the Trotsky museum in Coyoacán Mexico and firsthand accounts from Trotskys grandson Esteban Volkov this film is a testament to one of historys great revolutionaries whose deeds and ideas are a shining beacon to all of humankind

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Original Language:English