The idea of Trotsky as some kind of turbo dweeb is not really congruent with his actual life
Remeber that Lenin kept him around partly for his personal charisma and public speaking skills.
Not sure Lenin "kept him around" so much as he was joined at the hip of the other big labor organizer in Russia in the middle of a civil war.
The hierarchical structure of the Bolshevik Party is heavily overstated. These guys were more like guerrillas working towards a common cause than some kind of corporate board doing business intrigue on one another to get ahead.
The idea of Trotsky as some kind of turbo dweeb is not really congruent with his actual life
Remeber that Lenin kept him around partly for his personal charisma and public speaking skills.
Charismatic turbo dweeb is not an unheard of combination.
Not sure Lenin "kept him around" so much as he was joined at the hip of the other big labor organizer in Russia in the middle of a civil war.
The hierarchical structure of the Bolshevik Party is heavily overstated. These guys were more like guerrillas working towards a common cause than some kind of corporate board doing business intrigue on one another to get ahead.