Cassi Creek: Rainy,
overcast day. Yellow and brown leaves
are covering horizontal surfaces, making road treacherous. Given the driving habits of most local
drivers, it is not a particularly comfortable or safe day to be walking along
the road.
Lev
Davidovich Bronstein was born on this date in 1879. Under the nom de guerre Leon Trotsky, he was
a primary leader in the 1917 Russian Revolution, also occurring on 7
November. He was initially a Menshevik
but switched allegiance to the Bolsheviks.
He was the first commissar of the Red Army, responsible for creating the
Red Army. Due to internal party politics,
he fell from favor after Lenin’s death.
Stalin had him drummed from the Soviet Party, deported, and finally
murdered – 21 Aug 1940) I’ve always wondered what the USSR would have become
had Trotsky followed Lenin. While
Trotsky was ruthless at need, he was not the paranoid mass murderer Stalin
became.
Historical
bits for today:
CMB 
CND
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