Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940

(31986) Trotsky, Hansen, Heijenoort, Dunayevskaya, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:00:35 -0400

Leon Trotsky, with staff in Mexico, Summer 1938. Left to right: Joe Hansen, English Secretary; Leon Trotsky; Jean Van Heijenoort, French and German Secretary; Natalia Trotsky (Sedova); Raya Dunayevskaya (Rae Spiegel), Russian Secretary.

(31987) Trotsky, Hansen, Heijenoort, Dunayevskaya, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:02:04 -0400

Leon Trotsky, with staff in Mexico, Summer 1938.

Left to right: Joe Hansen, English Secretary; Leon Trotsky; Jean Van Heijenoort, French and German Secretary; Natalia Trotsky (Sedova); Raya Dunayevskaya (Rae Spiegel), Russian Secretary.

(31988) Leon and Natalia Trotsky, Frida Kahlo, Mexico, 1937-1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:04:01 -0400

Leon Trotsky, Natalia Trotsky (Sedova) and Frida Kahlo pose for a snapshot.

Photograph courtesy of John Dwyer

(31991) Leon Trotsky, France, 1934

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:10:27 -0400

Leon Trotsky plays fetch with two dogs, Barbizon, France.

Caption on the back of the photograph reads: “This is the first picture of Leon Trotsky on the grounds of his heavily guarded villa. This has since been raided by French officials. The one time Soviet commisar or war is playing with his faithful dogs, Beno and Stella. The villa is surrounded by walls of barbed wire. Since the raid, Trotsky is rapidly approaching the status of a man without a country. He is in exile from Russia."

(31992) Leon Trotsky, Portrait, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:13:46 -0400

A snapshot of Leon Trotsky, taken in Mexico during the summer of 1938.

Photograph courtesy of the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection

(31993) Leon Trotsky, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:15:54 -0400

A snapshot of Leon Trotsky playing with a ball, taken in Mexico during the summer of 1938.

Photograph courtesy of the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection

(31994) Leon Trotsky, Portrait, Mexico, 1930s

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:17:52 -0400

An inscribed portrait of Leon Trotsky.

Photograph courtesy of the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection

(31995) Leon and Natalia Trotsky, Norway, 1936

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:20:24 -0400

Leon Trotsky, Natalia Trotsky (Sedova) and an unidentified man pose for a photograph.

Photograph courtesy of the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection

(31996) Leon and Natalia Trotsky, Rivera, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:23:02 -0400

Leon Trotsky, Natalia Trotsky (Sedova) and Diego Rivera relax in the shade. The snapshot was taken in Mexico during the summer of 1938.