I have generally considered Leon Trotsky communism's best chance for success. And there was a point in time when he could have staged a coup against Stalin, when he was still in control of the Red Army, and taken over the U.S.S.R.
So my question is: Had Trotsky become dictator of Russia, how different do you think he would have been from Stalin? Would he have been able to accomplish his goals without the brutality of Stalinism?
So my question is: Had Trotsky become dictator of Russia, how different do you think he would have been from Stalin? Would he have been able to accomplish his goals without the brutality of Stalinism?