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The assassination of Leon Trotsky.

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August 20, 1940, Coyoacan, Mexico City. Two men enter a house; the older sits downs at this desk to read. Suddenly his trusted companion pulls out an ice-pick and buries it in his skull. For more than ten years, one of the world's most notorious revolutionaries has been on the run. Now an assas...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Martin, Jonathan, Wright, Nicolas
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), 2007.
Series:World history in video.
Subjects:
Trotsky, Leon, > 1879-1940 > Assassination.
Trotsky, Leon, > 1879-1940.
Assassination.
Alexander Street Video.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Courts métrages.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:August 20, 1940, Coyoacan, Mexico City. Two men enter a house; the older sits downs at this desk to read. Suddenly his trusted companion pulls out an ice-pick and buries it in his skull. For more than ten years, one of the world's most notorious revolutionaries has been on the run. Now an assassin has caught up with him.
Physical Description:1 online resource (27 min.).