Sukhanov's "Revolutionary Notes" wrote: " Trotsky dominated the October Uprising and was the steel soul of the uprising.
As one of the superpowers in the world, its status in international history is self-evident. Although the superpower has disappeared, the topics related to it have always attracted people's attention. As an important early leader of the CPSU, Trotsky's life is also a legend.
Although known as the soul of the early Soviet revolution, Trotsky did not have a good ending. Compared with the lofty status and reputation of other leaders, Trotsky is unfortunate. What does this have to do with the difference between him and Stalin?
1. Stalin and Trotsky
Before exploring the difference between Stalin and Trotsky, we must first know what kind of life experiences they have.
Trotsky, as the founder of the Soviet Red Army and the Fourth International, he was undoubtedly one of the most important early leaders of the CPSU.
Trotsky, whose original surname was Bronstein, was born in a Jewish rich peasant family in Ukraine. The superior family conditions made him a good education. From school, he began to engage in the labor movement and participated in a lot of propaganda work against the Tsarist autocracy. Therefore, he was arrested in 1898 and exiled from Siberia in 1900.
In 1902, Trotsky and Lenin met late, and their ideas coincided, so they co-founded the revolutionary newspaper "Spark"; after 1905, Trotsky became a socialist hero, and was later Captured and exiled in Siberia, and fleeing overseas; after the February Revolution in 1917, he returned to Russia to join Lenin, and demonstrated outstanding leadership and military talent in the subsequent civil war, commanding the Red Army operations in various theaters, He is hailed as "the founder of the Red Army" by Western countries.
Because of Trotsky's military capabilities during the Soviet Civil War, he also won the title of "Red Napoleon". At the same time, Trotsky also has very good negotiation skills in diplomacy. It can be said that Trotsky is a talented and versatile political figure, which has won him a lot of support.
And what about Stalin? He came from an extremely poor family, his language skills were average, his education level was not high, his military and diplomatic skills were not outstanding, he was even considered a mediocre among the leaders, Trosky once called him " The most outstanding mediocrity in the party".
This is a completely different life experience between Stalin and Trotsky. The environment affects people. Different living environments create completely different personalities between the two, making their opinions fundamentally different and destined for them. It can only be an "enemy".
2. Why are the two "an enemy and not a friend"
The first is the divergence in the revolutionary concept . Trotsky was an enthusiastic and strategic leader. He advocated that the revolution in the Soviet Union should be promoted to the world by continuing the revolution, not just to overthrow the tsarist regime; while Stalin agreed with Lenin to stop participating in imperialism. The war,The main task of the revolution is to thoroughly eliminate the domestic armed forces of Tsarist Russia.
This is also the biggest difference between Trotsky and Stalinism. Of course, in addition to the fundamental difference in revolutionary ideas, the two economic and political propositions are also divided into groups.
Trotsky advocated the establishment of a planned economy of worker independence, while Stalin advocated the establishment of a top-down bureaucratic planned economy; Trotsky advocated the establishment of a proletarian multi-party system, while Stalin advocated It has always emphasized the one-party system.
These differences are important reasons why Stalin and Trotsky could not get along well, and the differences in the personalities of the two people also contribute to their future trends.
Stalin is more like a person who adapts to the system. He is not as independent as Trotsky, nor will he insist on blindly because of his different political opinions. This can be seen in his obedience to Lenin. come out. This is why Stalin, who has no strengths, can quickly become the party's general secretary.
Stalin is a very good game player, in his world, all resources can be used, as long as he can achieve his goals, any means he can consider, this is the same as his The growth path is closely related, so his is able to move from side to side and sit on the position of the highest leader step by step.
Trotsky, on the other hand, received a high-level education and possessed the excellent qualities of an intellectual, such as writing, eloquence, and thought, as well as the advantages of a revolutionary leader: firm willedness, enthusiasm and bravery, keen insight, and so on.
These advantages are combined with Trotsky, so that he can be very helpful when facing external enemies.Repeatedly winning battles, but when faced with internal party struggles, he was able to see through the tactics of political opponents, but his "conceit and disdain" made him prefer to be attacked rather than blend into power struggles.
One can use everything, and the other is to stay out of the matter. It can be seen that the two people are different in nature, and the difference in nature has led to great differences in their opinions in various aspects. So how did Trotsky come to a tragic end?
3. What caused Trotsky’s tragic end
As mentioned earlier, There are many aspects between Stalin and Trotsky
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Therefore, for Stalin, Trotsky is such an existence, and it is reasonable for him to want to remove Trotsky's power.
Facing Stalin’s hostility, Trotz basic man should have felt it, but he did not take any action. After Lenin felt Stalin's ambitions, he wanted to remove his position as general secretary and negotiated with Trotsky, but Trotsky gave in for the stability of the party. After Lenin's death, Trotsky's supporters and Lenin's wife Krupskaya firmly believed that to oppose Stalin, an uprising at a critical moment was also necessary, but Trotsky still did not agree.
Trotsky Perhaps it was for the stability of within the party , and did not want to break out of internal party struggle, but Stalin did not accept his kindness, but instead took Trotz preemptively Ji took control.
Stalin, who had mastered the actual leadership, began a major purge of the party. Lenin's last member of the Politburo of the Party Central Committee suffered successive misfortunes. First, at the Bolshevik meeting in November 1927, Stalin expelled Kamenev, Trotsky, Zinoviev, Likov, and Tomsky from the party. And exile.
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This prominent leader of the Soviet Union ended his life in a tragic way.
Summary
Throughout Trotsky’s life, it can be called a legend. He had a higher starting point from a rich peasant family, and he has indeed reached a height that most people cannot reach. Point, it is a veritable soul figure and important leader of the Soviet Union. If it is on seniority, how many of the leaders of the Soviet Communist Party can compare with it? The rising star Stalin is also far inferior, and the political reputation of the two is not on the same level. is just such a disparity, but the ending of the two people is "changed", Stalin has the highest power in the Soviet Union. , While Trotsky was exiled and even assassinated. The ending of
is surprising. At the same time, I can’t help but sigh that it is reasonable. Trotsky’s ’s radical makes him unable to get along with other high-levels. There are constant conflicts with the high-level in the party, Trotsky eventually became a victim of the power struggle.
Politics has never won by talent. Trotsky is really good at seeking a country, and he has made undeniable contributions to the victory of the revolution and the strengthening of the country, but he is not good at protecting himself, so that he is reduced to the final outcome. . From this point of view, Trotsky may be a real loser, but in terms of his contributions to the Soviet Union and international communism, how can he not deserve people's admiration and remember?
Reference: "Revolutionary Notes"
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