Trotsky

• Trotsky supported Lenin's idea of seizing power through an armed uprising
• Trotsky planned the details of the seizure of power in Petrograd
• Trotsky organised the Bolshevik Red Guard and co-ordinated military operations
• Trotsky was regarded with suspicion by some Bolsheviks because he had previously been a supporter of the Mensheviks
• Trotsky argued for an insurrection (violent uprising) in the October Revolution
• Trotsky's role in the October Revolution was of key importance
• The Mensheviks believed in collaboration with the bourgeoisie, while the Bolsheviks believed in a revolution led and controlled by the proletariat only
• The Bolsheviks were radical revolutionaries, while the Mensheviks were more moderate
• Trotsky's background, ideologies, career, role in the February/March Revolution, role in the October/November Revolution, role after the revolutions, exile, and assassination can be found in the documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLC5KD4PwBw