Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.
Leon Trotsky
Nationality: Russian
Type: Revolutionary
Born: October 26, 1879
Died: August 21, 1940
Assassination of Trotsky
While in exile, Trotsky wrote criticisms of Stalin's rule of the Soviet Union. Stalin retaliated by accusing Trotsky, and 16 other rivals, of a plot to remove him from power. On August 20, 1940, Trotsky was attacked in his home in Mexico with an ice axe by one of Stalin's men. He would eventually die of his injuries a day later, ending the life of one of the 20th Century's most politically charged figures.
While in exile, Trotsky wrote criticisms of Stalin's rule of the Soviet Union. Stalin retaliated by accusing Trotsky, and 16 other rivals, of a plot to remove him from power. On August 20, 1940, Trotsky was attacked in his home in Mexico with an ice axe by one of Stalin's men. He would eventually die of his injuries a day later, ending the life of one of the 20th Century's most politically charged figures.