69th Anniversary of the assassination of Leon Trotsky

On August 21, 1940 the great revolutionary fighter, theoretician, and martyr, Leon Trotsky, died of the wounds inflicted in a brutal attack by a Stalinist agent. To mark the 69^th anniversary of his assassination we want to bring to the attention of our readers some of the material we published on our website about the life, work and death of Trotsky.

Ted Grant recalls the impact of Trotsky's death By Ted Grant, August 1990 The House in Coyoacan - Reflections on Trotsky's last years By Alan Woods, 30 June 2003 In Memory of Leon Trotsky By Alan Woods, 23 January 2000 The Assassination of Leon Trotsky By Vsevolod (Estevan) Volkov, 20 August 1999 Esteban Volkov speaks in Barcelona By Esteban Volkov, 31 July 2003 The fight of the Trotsky family - interview with Esteban Volkov By Esteban Volkov, interviewed by Alan Woods, 17 June 1988 [Video] Trotsky Assassination This is a short video by Discovery Channel on the assassination of Trotsky. See also: Trotsky.net The purpose of this web site is to provide an overall view of the ideas and struggles of Leon Trotsky. Set up by the International Marxist Tendency.