Trot ‧ sky, Le ‧ on /ˈtrɒtski $ ˈtrɑː-, ˈliːɒn $ -ɑːn/ BrE AmE
(1879–1940) a Russian political leader, born in Ukraine, who had an important part in the ↑ Russian Revolution of 1917. He was also a writer on Communism and he believed in ↑ revolution by workers all over the world. He lost power when his enemy ↑ Stalin took control of Russia after the death of ↑ Lenin (1924), and he was later forced to leave the country. He was eventually murdered in Mexico on the orders of Stalin.