Why Stalin had Trotsky Brutally Murdered: The Ice Axe Assassination

The assassination of Leon Trotsky stands out as one of the most notorious moments of Joseph Stalin's time in charge of the Soviet Union - the settling of an old feud and the liquidation of a political rival. It's an assassination that is well known in 20th century history, but why did it happen? Today we look at how Stalin and Trotsky's rivalry led to this moment, and at the story of the assassination itself. Chapters 00:00-01:23 Intro 01:24-05:56 Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary 05:57-10:23 Boiling Point 10:24-13:38 A Dictator's Victory Music Credit: Balefire by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/