7 Comments

1. 

   joels on September 13, 2011 at 2:03 pm

   Any relation to Lev?

2. 

   Farshlufen on September 14, 2011 at 11:04 am

   Lev Trotzky was not his real name.

3. 

   Rabbi Stern on September 14, 2011 at 11:29 am

   Why would he be related to Lev Davidovich Bronshtein?

4. 

   Blackleibel on September 14, 2011 at 11:59 am

   Leon Trotsky changed his name from Lev Davidovich Bronshtein when he was 23 years old. It appears that none of his relatives (ancestors nor descendants) changed their surnames along with him.

5. 

   Azriel on October 2, 2011 at 9:42 am

   Wonder where Leon picked up the name Trotsky?

6. 

   Blackleibel on October 3, 2011 at 4:09 pm

   Trotsky was the name of one of his prison guards in Odessa. He used many pseudonyms. See http://www.trotskyana.net/Leon_Trotsky/Pseudonyms/trotsky_pseudonyms.html

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   Diana Trotzky on May 30, 2012 at 1:41 pm

   I am a Trotzky from South Arica and believe that my grear grandfather came from Russia. How can I get hold of the prison guards family?