Lev Davidovich

**Lev Davidovich** (*Leon Trotsky*) is the writer, democratic revolutionary and masterful statesman. By Russians known as "Father of Democracy". He's considered to be the first President of the Russian Federation, continuously re-elected for 2 cadences. By some respected, and some hated Lev knows well how to survive on political arena despite losing his popularity after the Seventh Cabinet Meeting event.

### Short Biography

##### See: Lev Davidovich page on Wikipedia

His parents were David Leontyevich Bronstein (1847–1922) and his wife Anna Lvovna. Trotsky's father lived in Poltava, and later moved to Bereslavka, as it had a large Jewish community. When Trotsky was eight, his father sent him to Odessa to be educated. He was enrolled in a French-language school, which became Russified during his years in Odessa as a result of the Imperial government's policy of Russification.

Although Lev spoke French, English, and German to a good standard, he said in his autobiography My Life that he was never perfectly fluent in any language but Russian. Raymond Molinier wrote that Trotsky spoke French fluently. Later, Lev used his multilingual talents to send letters and discuss matters personally in native languages of the nations, impressing foreign ambassadors.

### Story

Lev became involved in revolutionary activities in 1896 after moving to the harbor town of Nikolayev on the coast of the Black Sea. At first a narodnik (revolutionary agrarian socialist populist), he initially opposed liberalisation but was won over to democratic ideals later that year by his future first wife, Aleksandra Sokolovskaya. Instead of pursuing a mathematics degree, Trotsky helped organize the South Russian Workers' Union in Nikolayev in early 1897. Using the name "Lvov", he wrote and printed leaflets and proclamations, distributed revolutionary pamphlets, and popularized liberal ideas among industrial workers and revolutionary students.

In January 1898, more than 200 members of the union, including Davidovich, were arrested. He was held for the next two years in prison awaiting trial, first in Nikolayev, then Kherson, then Odessa, and finally in Moscow. In the Moscow prison, he came into contact with other revolutionaries, heard about Lenin and read Lenin's book. Although not impressed, he found Lenin to be his good ally in his own struggle.

The unrest and agitation against the Russian government came to a head in Saint Petersburg on 3 January 1905 (Julian Calendar), when a strike broke out at the Putilov Works in the city. This single strike grew into a general strike, and by 7 January 1905, there were 140,000 strikers in Saint Petersburg. On Sunday, 9 January 1905, Father Georgi Gapon led a peaceful procession of citizens through the streets to the Winter Palace to beseech the Tsar for food and relief from the oppressive government. The Palace Guard fired on the peaceful demonstration, resulting in the deaths of some 1,000 demonstrators. Sunday, 9 January 1905, became known as Bloody Sunday.

After an unsuccessful White faction (democratic and maletist revolutionaries alliance) uprising in Petrograd, Lev was arrested on 7 August 1917. He was released 40 days later in the aftermath of the failed counter-revolutionary uprising by Lavr Kornilov. After the Whites gained a majority in the Petrograd Soviet, Davidovich was elected temporary head of the faction on 25 September, creating provisional government uniting efforts of Lenin and Alekasandr Kerensky.

After the success of the uprising on 7–8 November 1917, Lev led the efforts to repel a counter-attack by Cossacks under General Pyotr Krasnov and other troops still loyal to the Tsar and some scattered fascist forces. Allied with Lenin, he defeated attempts by other Bolshevik Central Committee members to share power with other parties. By the end of 1917, Lev created Bela-Russkaya Revolyutsionnaya Partiya which had later turned to **BRFP**. He overshadowed the ambitious Lenin, leaving only his most loyal people in charge of the party. Outraged of this reversal, Lenin decided to found **Stranitsa Lenina** which was the party cut from ideology, created for the followers of Lenin's person. In 1936 joint effort of Lev and Lenin allowed to proclaim **Russian Federation**, leader of which became Lev himself.

The extreme popularity of Lev Davidovich allowed him to win election the year after resigning of provisional presidency. Faction of the Lenin greatly lost its support and almost ceased to exist in 1930. Fresh characters such as Lavrentiy Beria joining collapsing Stranitsa Lenina turned Lenin's party into home of Novorossiya fascist supporters, allowing it to regain quite moderate but still minor support of Russians.

### 1936 Life

30's started well for Lev who used next 2 years to develop and oganise Federation political system, Duma parliament and freedoms Russians could ever dream of. In 1933 things started to complicate as Lev became the victim of his own vision, being not attractive in comparison to arose populist movement in his own party. He indulged himself to writing and rest in seclusion.

As could be predicted, those actions resulted in dramatic drop of popularity. While Lev stubbornly defended his idea of spreading democracy throughout the world, opposition was rising. Russians, against the war and interventionism started to boycott old president.

### Character summary

As a stateman and thinker Lev Davidovich can be considered being an incomprehensible genius. Possible is, his person had done everything it could and should, Lev should go retire. On the other hand Russia is still very authoritarian democracy, vulnerable to populists and internal threats. Perhaps Lev should abandon his stubborn policy of globalism and make concessions for the necessary evil. Or, he should make people like and understand what he's trying to achieve.

One can be told: Lev is a great visionary, a true reformer of the cold state of Russia. Whatever his vision may be now, his primary goal is reached. It's up to him and his successors what will add to the history of the greatest superpower in the world.