True Crime: Ep 51 – The Assassination of Leon Trotsky

from Studying Scarlet · host Nathan Schell

Ashley and Jess discuss the tense history between Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin following the death of Vladimir Lenin that results in Stalin’s decision to destroy Trotsky and everyone who supports him. Ashley walks us through the nomadic years when Trotsky and his faithful wife, Natalia, got expelled from country after country, moving from Turkey to France to Norway to Mexico, all while being spied upon relentlessly by the Russian secret police. The episode culminates in one of the strangest assassinations in history, and then Ashley explores the background of the mysterious killer.If you have story requests reach out to us at [email protected] Links:Facebook link - facebook.com/StudyingScarletPodcastPatreon: patreon.com/StudyingScarletPodcastTwitter - twitter.com/StudyScarletPodInstagram - instagram.com/studyingscarletpodcastTeepublic - StudyingScarlet

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