ebooks Trotsky: A Graphic Biography by Rick Geary in History

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Gordo MarxPrompt delivery and Product was as described. Thanks.Act to remove Money from Politics and Move to Amend.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Brilliant!By Marcio AlmeidaSuperb work by Rick Geary! Trotsky is often mentioned; but seldom discussed on realistic basis. This work helps change this sitution.10 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Taking the Wrong Fork In The Road!By Richard C. Geschke"Trotsky" represents a graphic synopsis of a key Communist Revolutionary who in essence got lost in the shuffle in the forming of a ruthless totalitarian government. Rick Geary's artwork skillfully depicts the changing moods and actions of Leon Trotsky who was born Lev Davidovich Bronstein in 1879 in the Ukraine. Geary goes into detail of a young Revolutionary who as time goes on develops a permanent and identifiable scowl which later blends into the vestiges of his Communist peers. Trotsky was the intellectual who followed the teachings of Marx and developed a liberal and more leftist view of a Communistic state. On the other hand his political peer in the person of Vladimir Lenin was a revolutionary who thought that the revolution had to be violent in all respects. Trotsky and Lenin did work together to ultimately realize their basic goal of bringing down the Tsarist government in Russia. The animosity existing between Lenin and Trotsky continued until the death of Lenin in 1924. By the time of the formatting of the government Trotsky; who was not a backroom politician; was losing influence and power within the party. Joseph Stalin on the other hand was growing stronger and was eliminating all upper echelon leaders who dared challenge him in any way. In effect Trotsky became the odd man out and went into exile travelling to a plethora of locations in Europe. Finally Trotsky crossed the Atlantic and ended up living in Mexico. As I read this fascinating true story; I wondered what would have happened if Leon Trotsky had obtained the reigns of Communist USSR and not Joseph Stalin. Indeed the script of European and World history would read a very different story. This provides food for thought in looking at a fork in the road of critical historical happenings. While Trotsky would not have been a cuddly Teddy Bear; there's good reason to believe that Communism may have taken the high road if indeed the other fork was taken. Geary's depiction is done well. His artwork is excellent; however as he tells his graphic tale he does have a propensity to use too many words. His artwork is good enough to develop the story with fewer words with more graphic intensity to flow in his story telling. All in all; I still rate it 5 Stars. This is an excellent historical graphic depiction which is worth our attention.