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> This guy was basically sent to prison for 'participating in “counter-revolutionary Trotskyist activities.' This is catchall phrase that means essentially not
by Muromec 8y ago
> This guy was basically sent to prison for 'participating in “counter-revolutionary Trotskyist activities.'
This is catchall phrase that means essentially nothing. He was publicly critical of Stalin and his father was a priest, which sounds more like real reason.
- noobermin 8y agoActually, the wiki page on the writer says he tried to share Lenin's last testament, which was a threat to Stalin and suggested Trotsky push Stalin out of power.