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Explain Trotsky's contribution to the success of the Bolshevik party up to 1922.
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Explain Trotsky's contribution to the success of the Bolshevik party up to 1922. Before contributing to the success of the Bolshevik party, and the 1917 revolution, Leon Trotsky was originally a significant member of the Social Democratic Party Menshevik Wing. Both the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks wanted the Tsar off the throne, but the difference in the two parties were that the Mensheviks did not think that Russia was ready for a revolution yet, whereas the Bolsheviks did. During this time as a Menshevik, Trotsky organised strikes in the 1905 revolution. This meant he already had first hand experience of being involved in a revolution when the 1917 revolution occurred. After the 1905 revolution he was imprisoned for his actions, where he developed the theory of permanent revolution. He escaped in 1907and joined the Bolshevik party. As Trotsky had been an important member in the Menshevik wing, and gained a lot of...
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