Assassination of Leon Trotsky
Trotsky survived a raid on his home by Stalinist assassins led by GPU agent Iosif Grigulevich, Mexican painter and Stalinist David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Vittorio Vidale
Role range: 1917-1991
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Leon Trotsky Biography and Timeline — Page 9
Follow Leon Trotsky through 326 dated historical records for Russia.
Leon Trotsky, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1940
Plot
Trotsky survived a raid on his home by Stalinist assassins led by GPU agent Iosif Grigulevich, Mexican painter and Stalinist David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Vittorio Vidale
Role range: 1917-1991
Plot
A failed assassination attempt on Trotsky when gunmen fire on his villa
Role range: 1917-1991
Assassination of Leon Trotsky
Assassinated in Mexico City
Role range: 1917-1991
Death of Leon Trotsky
Death of Leon Trotsky, assassinated
Role range: 1917-1991
Manifesto of the Fourth International
Writes the Fourth International manifesto on the imperialist war and the tasks of the world socialist revolution.
Role range: 1917-1991
Records, sources and methodology
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