Title

Leon Trotsky and his family, Alma Ata, USSR, 1928. Artist: Anon

Caption

Leon Trotsky and his family, Alma Ata, USSR, 1928. Trotsky (1879-1940) with his wife, Natalia Sedova (1882-1962), and son, Lev Sedov (1906-1938). Trotsky was one of the leading figures of the Russian Revolution and in the Soviet government afterwards. He lost out to Joseph Stalin in the power struggle that took place at the top of the Communist Party after the death of Lenin and was expelled from the Party on 12 November 1927. In January 1928 he was exiled to Alma Ata, today in Kazakhstan, and the following year was banished from the Soviet Union altogether. Found in the collection of the State Museum of the Political History of Russia, St Petersburg.

Date

1928

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19D90_179

Model release

Non

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

40.2Mo (1.3Mo) / 27.4cm x 36.8cm / 3234 x 4346 (300dpi)

Keywords

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