Leon Trotsky

A Life From Beginning to End

By: Hourly History

Narrated by: Matt Haynes

The man that history came to know by the name of Trotsky has the well-established legacy of being one of the most mysterious of all the cast and characters involved with the Russian Revolution. If the Russian Revolution was a Shakespearean tragedy, Trotsky would undoubtedly be cast into the role of an Othello or King Lear type figure who means well but seems to hamstring himself with his never-ending ideological speculation and theorizing.

In many ways, Trotsky could be said to be a brilliant thinker that was miscast in the wrong role. Almost seeming to refute Plato's idea of the philosopher king, Trotsky appeared to be just a little bit too introspective for his own good. While the likes of Joseph Stalin were taking action and seizing the reins from Lenin, Trotsky seemed to be lost in his thought. This book takes a look at the great mind that the Russian Revolution forgot, Leon Trotsky.

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Superficial; poorly written

The writing is very mechanical—sounds like it was written by a poorly programmed computer—a not by professional writer. It is also extremely superficial in that it does not get into any detail about Trotsky whatsoever, but is rather the sort of thing that sounds like it was picked up off the headlines of newspapers. Perhaps that is the reason why there is no human being listed as an author of the book. Very disappointing for anyone who would want to know anything in depth about Trotsky.