* What event occurred in 1887 that caused much resentment against the Russian Czarist regime?
* What profession did Lenin enter following graduation from St. Petersburg University?
* Lenin was exiled to Siberia following a year in prison in 1896. His fiancee was also exiled at the time. The two married in Siberia and became lifelong comrades. What was her first name?
* What major work of Marxist literature did Lenin publish in 1902?
* Trotsky was born in _________.
* In 1897, Trotsky helped form the ________________________.
* After the Russian Revolution of 1905, Trotsky returned home to direct the socialist workers' movement in __________________.
* In 1917, Trotsky joined the _______________ party.
* In September 1917, Trotsky was elected chairman of the _________________________________.
* After the October Revolution of 1917, Lenin appointed Trotsky as the head of ___________________.
* Because of Trotsky's brilliant military leadership, the Bolsheviks won the ___________________________ in 1921.
* After Lenin died in 1924, ___________ established a three-body government with Zinovyev and Kamanev.
* In 1926, Zinovyev, Kamanev, and Trotsky formed an opposition coalition against Stalin called the ___________________.
* In ________, Trotsky was exiled from the USSR.
* After his exile, Trotsky was admitted in _____________, where he lived for four years.
* In 1936, Trotsky took permanent residence in ________________.
* In 1937, Trotsky published ______________________.
* In ________________, Trotsky was assassinated.
* What was the nickname Stalin's adopted before 'Stalin'?
* What was Stalin's position in the Politburo at the time of Lenin's death?