Documentary film “Leon Trotsky. The Mystery of the World Revolution ”(2007) is another attempt to shed light on the little-known facts of the history of the XX century, dedicated to the bloody events of the October Revolution of 1917. As the name implies, this creation is completely dedicated to the outstanding personality of the famous revolutionary. Especially captivating is that the authors of the project relied on materials available in the archives of various states. The film “Leon Trotsky. The Mystery of the World Revolution ”, based on a wealth of factual material, was created without any value judgments. Facts have been submitted to the court of viewers, allowing you to take a fresh look at many processes, making your own conclusions.
Leon Trotsky
A leisurely story begins with a curious episode in the biography of Leo Davidovich Trotsky. This event happened in April 1917 in the Canadian port of Halifax. There, as is known from history, Lev Davidovich coastal service of the Royal Navy landed ashore. At this point, attention was paid for a reason, and subsequently he will play his part in the fate of the revolutionary.
Having started an intrigue, the film “Leon Trotsky. The Mystery of the World Revolution ”reveals the backstory, transferring the audience to 1902. This is the time when a young ambitious person, but already accomplished enough by his 23 years to get into exile, begins to rethink his views on world processes. What role do various secret societies play in this? And in connection with this, can the events of 1917 be called the liberation of the people, or was there even greater enslavement, and then deliberate destruction of the nation?
Companions and political opponents
The picture perfectly shows, thanks to whose efforts this aggressive demagogue soon became a member of various circles, whose members, after some time, will make a dizzying career, taking various key posts. In the meantime, they sweetly communicate on the topics of a permanent world revolution, the ultimate goal of which is the dismemberment, destruction of all existing empires to further enrich various financial groups.
“Leo Trotsky. The Mystery of the World Revolution ”is a real revelation for all thinking people. A tremendous amount of work has been done to establish sources of financing for the motley audience of revolutionaries. And as it turned out, without this ill-fated financing, a revolution would not have taken place. Separately mentioned are the high-ranking patrons of Lev Davidovich, who is used to living without denying himself anything. A negligent attitude to the commitments undertaken will repeatedly lead the skilled manipulator to the point of no return. However, the sudden changes in the scales did not at all frighten Leib Davidovich Bronstein (the real name of the politician), but rather, on the contrary, added excitement.
Adventurer to the core
In an attempt to understand the complex personality of this historical figure, the creators of the tape “Leon Trotsky. The Secret of the World Revolution ”turned to archives and historians of various countries for help. This fact is especially interesting, because not everyone has the opportunity to get acquainted with the opinion, interpretation of those events that exist in Western historiography.
Most often, rather curious cases come up, exposing Lev Davidovich in a rather unfavorable light. But this is not the goal of the film, but the touches complementing the character’s image in an attempt to reveal the driving force of his actions and struggle, which completely absorbed him. After all, it turns out that all the slogans and programs were invented for workers who were not too versed in political intrigues, but who wanted to at least change something in their lives. Bronstein became that helmsman who in time took advantage of the "credulity" of the masses and the methods of crowd control already known at that time to achieve his goals that were different from those posited. Climbing to the heights of power, achieving goals, he turns ...
“Leo Trotsky. The Mystery of the World Revolution ”is another story, a new look at famous historical events. The film makes you think about those people for whom human lives, broken destinies are just one more step on the path to achieving absolute power. But history sometimes makes intricate zigzags: society overthrows those who stood firmly on the podium yesterday.