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Witness History - The Assassination of Leon Trotsky - BBC Sounds
Witness History - The Assassination of Leon Trotsky - BBC Sounds
The Assassination of Leon TrotskyThe Assassination of Leon Trotsky
Released On: 19 Aug 2015
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Esteban Volkov recalls the murder of his grandfather, Leon Trotsky, in Mexico in Aug 1940
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