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TROTSKY, LEON

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
TROTSKY, LEON
<b>180. LEON TROTSKY</b> (1879 - 1940) Russian Communist leader who with Lenin organized the Bolshevik October Revolution, defeated by Stalin in their struggle for control of the government, banished and later assassinated in Mexico. Typed D.S. 2pp. sm. folio, [Moscow], Feb. 28, 1921, marked "<i>Top Secret</i>", in which Trotsky issues detailed orders concerning the state of artillery and aviation units with additional information on the placement and activity of armored units. Bears a huge, bold signature in blue indelible pencil at conclusion. Rough left margin with several chips, none of which affect text or signature. Floated on cream mat and framed in a simple, light wood frame. Good condition, unexamined out of frame.<b> $500-700</b>