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Joseph Stalin Part 2: The Secretary Becomes Dictator

Real Dictators

CHAPTER

The Secret Life of Trotsky

Trotsky is a constant thorn in Stalin's side, belittling him to the international communist community. He has been exiled first to Kazakhstan, then Turkey and finally Mexico. A team of hitmen move in on Trotsky's house in Mexico City with 200 bullets. Ramon Meccadair brings an ice pick crashing down onto Trotsky's skull. On his deathbed he mutters: I hear it, always. I know he's waiting for me on the other side.

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