Politics & Government

Failed Assassination of Leon Trotsky in Mexico

Iosif Grigulevich, an NKVD agent acting under Joseph Stalin’s orders, attempted to assassinate Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico. The attempt unfolded as Grigulevich infiltrated Trotsky’s compound, where he sought to eliminate the prominent exiled Russian revolutionary. Despite orchestrating a plan involving a gun, the assassination was unsuccessful, allowing Trotsky to survive this violent plot against him, which further showcased the lengths to which the Soviet regime would go to eliminate its perceived enemies.

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