Russian Communist leader (1879–1940) who, with Lenin, organized the Bolshevik seizure of power during the October Revolution of 1917. DS in Russian, signed “L. Trotsky,” one page, 7 x 8.75, 1918. Untranslated document is signed at the conclusion by Trotsky and countersigned by five others. Document also bears an official Russian stamp at the bottom dated April 10, 1918. In very good condition, with a central horizontal fold; several red pencil notations and an office stamp; mounting remnants and slight paper loss to left edge; and a vertical fold along left edge. Only one month earlier, Trotsky was appointed the People's Commissar of Army and Navy Affairs, gaining full control over the army, having to answer only to the Communist Party leadership. During the Russian Civil War over the next several years he transformed the army into a strong and disciplined machine, sometimes using less than scrupulous means. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA.
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