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__**Leon Trotsky**__

Leon Trotsky was a great military leader, and was placed in charge of the Red Army. Trotsky had many successful victories that eventually led to the revolutionaries winning the struggle. A year before Lenin died, he suffered a stroke but survived. The stroke strengthened many peoples desire to gain power after Lenin died. Leon Trotsky was one of two most favorite choices. The other likely candidate was a strong and ambitious man, Joseph Stalin. Stalin in Russian means " man of steel". By 1928, Stalin had gained total command of the Communist Party. Stalin forced Trotsky into exile in 1929, and therefore was not a threat. Stalin had then gained absolute power as a dictator.

__................Leon Trotsky ..................................Joseph Stalin................__