How tall is Leon Trotsky?
Leon Trotsky's listed height was 176 cm (5'9").
About Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky, born Lev Davidovich Bronstein, was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician and political theorist, born on 7 November 1879 in Bereslavka. He joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1898 and was exiled to Siberia for his activities. In 1902 he escaped to London, where he met Lenin.
During the 1905 Revolution Trotsky was elected chairman of the Saint Petersburg Soviet. After the February Revolution of 1917 he joined the Bolsheviks and was elected chairman of the Petrograd Soviet. He helped to lead the October Revolution and, as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, negotiated the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, by which Russia withdrew from World War I. He served as People's Commissar for Military Affairs from 1918 to 1925, building the Red Army and leading it to victory in the civil war.
Trotsky stood at a listed 176 cm (5'9"). He died on 21 August 1940. He and Vladimir Lenin were widely considered the two most prominent figures in the Soviet state from 1917 until 1924. He was exiled from the Soviet Union in 1929, and his ideas inspired a school of Marxism known as Trotskyism.
Frequently asked
How tall is Leon Trotsky in feet and inches? Leon Trotsky was 5'9" tall, which is 176 cm, 69.3 inches or 1.76 m.
Sources
- Leon Trotsky on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Leon Trotsky on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 176 cm.
- Leon Trotsky on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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