
Trotsky: A Biography (Robert Service)
The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)
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Trotsky's Life and Work
Trotsky was prominent in Marxist revolutionary circles, but not dominant. Unsuccessful being elected to party leadership, he set out to write his way to relevance. Trotsky sometimes lined up with Lenin, sometimes not, and vicious political arguments were the norm among all Marxists. Unlike Lenin, he tried to be a uniter, not a divider, a task hampered by his vanity and arrogance.
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