Russia - Trotsky and Stalin.

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I think that without Trotsky's contribution to the revolution it wouldn't of been a success I think this because Trotsky was put in charge of organising the revolution by Lenin and this might show that Lenin believed that Trotsky could do great things and this also means Lenin must of trust Trotsky as he picked him very carefully. I also think as this was a vital job Lenin must of thought that Trotsky was the best man for the job. Trotsky also had organised the Bolsheviks in Petrograd. He did this because it was the capital city and it was very important to take control of the strongest part first this showed Lenin that Trotsky was very clever.

Before the revolution Trotsky trained Bolshevik agents to go into factories in Petrograd, Trotsky did this because he wanted to spread hatred against the provisional government and to tell them how to prepare for a revolution if it ever happened. He did this in factories because it was easy to spread hatred to people who were fed up and tired of slaving away and want an equal country. His proposals inspired many ordinary people