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[–] Juice@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Sorry, what do you think Trotsky was doing in 1917? The years prior?

[–] TheGenderWitch@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

what do you think stalin was doing

[–] Juice@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Okay I didn't ask you but what do you think Trotsky was doing?

Stalin wasn't even in Russia in February, and before October he was like politicking and being kind of a centrist. Lenin was in hiding (but writing and directing) and Stalin was dragging his feet on setting a date for the revolution. They were all in St. Petersburg, fighting an uphill battle, incredibly unpopular until some time in August, dodging the police and trying to do a revolution.

I guess I'm gonna get piled on now. I really just wanted to know what people think Stalin was doing but let's get this over with

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