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I remember my parents quarrelling. They would talk as if they were against each other's ideas about Trotsky, but it was just a couple arguing.
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Meaning of "Trotsky" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TROTSKY

Trotsky  [ˈtrɒtskɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TROTSKY

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Trotsky is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TROTSKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trotsky

Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky (Russian: Лев Дави́дович Тро́цкий; pronounced ( listen); born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein; 7 November 1879 – 21 August 1940) was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army. Trotsky was initially a supporter of the Menshevik Internationalists faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. He joined the Bolsheviks immediately prior to the 1917 October Revolution, and eventually became a leader within the Party. During the early days of the Soviet Union, he served first as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and later as the founder and commander of the Red Army as People's Commissar of Military and Naval Affairs. He was a major figure in the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War (1918–23). He was also among the first members of the Politburo.

Definition of Trotsky in the English dictionary

The definition of Trotsky in the dictionary is Leon, original name Lev Davidovich Bronstein. 1879–1940, Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist. He was a leader of the November Revolution and, as commissar of foreign affairs and war, largely created the Red Army. He was ousted by Stalin after Lenin's death and deported from Russia ; assassinated by a Stalinist agent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TROTSKY


Blavatsky
bləˈvætskɪ
Brodsky
ˈbrɒdskɪ
Chomsky
ˈtʃɒmskɪ
dusky
ˈdʌskɪ
Esky
ˈɛskɪ
frisky
ˈfrɪskɪ
husky
ˈhʌskɪ
Laski
ˈlæskɪ
Malinowski
ˌmælɪˈnɒfskɪ
Nevski
ˈnɛfskɪ
Ossietzky
ˌɒsɪˈɛtskɪ
pesky
ˈpɛskɪ
Polanski
pəˈlænskɪ
risky
ˈrɪskɪ
Sikorsky
sɪˈkɔːskɪ
Spassky
ˈspæskɪ
Tchaikovsky
tʃaɪˈkɒfskɪ
Trotski
ˈtrɒtskɪ
whiskey
ˈwɪskɪ
whisky
ˈwɪskɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TROTSKY

Trossachs
trot
trot out
troth
trothful
trothless
trothplight
trotline
trots
Trotski
Trotskyism
Trotskyist
Trotskyist International
Trotskyite

WORDS THAT END LIKE TROTSKY

blue-sky
bosky
Canadian whisky
Dostoevsky
ensky
Kandinsky
malt whisky
musky
Mussorgsky
night sky
pie in the sky
Russky
Scotch whisky
Siberian husky
sky
spy-in-the-sky
Stanislavsky
Stravinsky
Tarkovsky
Zemlinsky

Synonyms and antonyms of Trotsky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Trotsky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TROTSKY

Find out the translation of Trotsky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Trotsky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Trotsky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

托洛茨基
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Trotsky
570 millions of speakers

English

Trotsky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्रोट्स्की
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تروتسكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Троцкий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Trotsky
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রটস্কি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Trotsky
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Trotsky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trotzki
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トロツキー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트로츠키
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trotsky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Trotsky
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ட்ரொட்ஸ்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रॉट्स्की
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Trotsky
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Trotsky
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Trocki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Троцький
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Troțki
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τρότσκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Trotsky
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Trotskij
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Trotsky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Trotsky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TROTSKY»

The term «Trotsky» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.661 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TROTSKY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Trotsky

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3 QUOTES WITH «TROTSKY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Trotsky.
1
Maria de Medeiros
I remember my parents quarrelling. They would talk as if they were against each other's ideas about Trotsky, but it was just a couple arguing.
2
Andrej Pejic
My favourite author is Leon Trotsky - the political philosophy and the way he writes is beautiful, and really relevant, too.
3
Georges Simenon
Trotsky rises to give me his hand, then sits at his desk, gently allowing his regard to light on my person.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROTSKY»

Discover the use of Trotsky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Trotsky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History of the Russian Revolution
Published to coincide with the 90th anniversary of the 1917 Russian Revolution, this edition of Trotsky's masterpiece, with a new foreword by Ahmed Shawki, tells the epic story of the remarkable events which transformed Russian and world ...
Leon Trotsky, 2008
2
Trotsky: A Biography
Trotsky is perhaps the most intriguing and, given his prominence, the most understudied of the Soviet revolutionaries. Using new archival sources, Robert Service offers new insights.
Robert Service, 2009
3
Fascism: What it is and how to Fight it
Trotsky S Ideas Still Presents Itself Between Latin American And European Mass Movements And In Some Cases In Asia Also.This New Edition Features An Introduction Looking An Eye On Indian Context With An Objective Of Reorienting The ...
Leon Trotsky, 2005
4
The Prophet Armed: Trotsky, 1879-1921
This first volume of the trilogy traces Trotsky's political development.
Isaac Deutscher, 2003
5
Literature and Revolution
Leon Trotsky penned this engaging book to elucidate the complex way in which art informs - and can alter - our understanding of the world.
Leon Trotsky, 2005
6
Trotsky as Alternative
Ranging across Trotsky's struggles against Stalin's bureaucracy, his formulation of an alternative economic strategy, his theories relating to the Third World, fascism and the national question, his extensive literary criticism, and ...
Ernest Mandel, 1995
7
Leon Trotsky
As Joshua Rubenstein writes in his preface, "Leon Trotsky haunts our historical memory. A preeminent revolutionary figure and a masterful writer, Trotsky led an upheaval that helped to define the contours of twentieth-century politics.
Joshua Rubenstein, 2011
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Trotsky
Leon Trotsky became the leading spokesman of Russian Revolution, and was the founder of the victorious Red Army of 1918-1921, and did more than anyone to create the early soviet state.Yet Trotsky was out-manoeuvred by Stalin in the struggle ...
Dave Renton, 2004
9
Trotsky
Swain argues critically that Trotsky achieved where Lenin would have failed, suggesting that Trotsky was in the main part responsible for the Bolshevik Revolution.
Geoffrey Swain, 2014
10
Trotsky
Leon Trotsky has aroused strong passions, and historians love and hate him in equal measure. This biography provides a full account of his political life, based upon a wealth of primary sources, including previously unpublished material
Ian D. Thatcher, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROTSKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Trotsky is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Trotsky House for Sale in Istanbul
The former Istanbul house of Marxist revolutionary, theorist, Soviet politician, Red Army founder and hero of the 1917 October Revolution, Leon Trotsky, is now ... «Voice of America, Aug 15»
2
Movie Shot in Mexico City Takes on Trotsky's Assassination
The plot to assassinate Leon Trotsky, the Soviet revolutionary-turned-exiled dissident, in Mexico City in 1940, is at the heart of "El Elegido" ("The Chosen"), ... «New York Times, May 15»
3
Leon Trotsky forged notable month at Amherst foundry-turned …
the boy called to his father, Leon Trotsky. His father was being dragged from the Norwegian ocean liner that was supposed to take the family to Russia, where ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jan 15»
4
Pension board hikes director's annual salary to $360000
Trotsky took the top job at the fund after the financial crisis, when it had shed 24 percent of its value. In the succeeding four years, he has focused on taking risk ... «Boston Globe, Dec 14»
5
Trotsky at the IMF
The International Monetary Fund has finally admitted that it was wrong to recommend austerity as early as it did in 2010-2011. The IMF now agrees that it should ... «CounterPunch, Nov 14»
6
Trotsky Says Massachusetts Won't Pay for Hedge Fund Luck
June 17 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Trotsky, like many other investors in hedge funds, is tired of paying superstar fees for mediocre returns. As chief investment ... «Bloomberg, Jun 14»
7
Frostie the baby goat who uses a wheelchair
The wheelchair was once used by Leon Trotsky (right) whose mother sat on him crushing his legs as a baby. The little pig is now one-month-old and is mostly ... «Daily Mail, May 14»
8
How A Plucky Piglet Named Leon Trotsky Got A Second Chance At …
For little Leon Trotsky the pig, an unfortunate accident turned out to be a life-saver. The 3-week-old piglet was born on a pig farm and destined to become ... «Huffington Post, May 14»
9
'The Man Who Loved Dogs' Centers on Trotsky
In the summer of 1940, someone identified as a Belgian named Jacques Mornard infiltrated Trotsky's inner circle and, during a visit to his house in Mexico City, ... «New York Times, Jan 14»
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Archbishop given Trotsky treatment in Vatican photo after abuse …
It is the sort of practice normally expected of paranoid regimes such as North Korea, Mao's China or the former Soviet Union, but a disgraced Polish archbishop ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»

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