The ax that killed Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin wanted his political rival dead. When bullets didn’t do the job, his intelligence service tried something even more gruesome.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
This is the story of how Leon Trotsky died, and of the collector who wouldn't rest until he owned the tool that did it.
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The ax that killed Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin wanted his political rival dead. When bullets didn’t do the job, his intelligence service tried something even more gruesome.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
This is the story of how Leon Trotsky died, and of the collector who wouldn't rest until he owned the tool that did it.
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