Historical Events tagged with "Trotsky"
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Politics & Government
Leon Trotsky Prohibits Fourth Regional Congress
June 4th, 1919 105 years ago
Leon Trotsky, as the People's Commissar for War, banned the Planned Fourth Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers, and Insurgents in response to concerns over political dissent. The Congress was scheduled to take place in Moscow, aiming to unite various factions of the peasantry and the proletariat. Trotsky's decision was fueled by fears that the Congress could strengthen opposition to the Bolshevik government and disrupt the fragile political landscape emerging from the Russian Revolution.
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