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Josh Ireland re-examines the assassination of Leon Trotsky in 1940, exploring the characters and motivations behind one of history’s most famous murders.
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Compelling long reads
Future-gazing analysis, predictions and speculation
Tune into captivating conversations
Watch engaging short films

How a lone wolf killing set off a chain reaction

Why the world will miss hypocrisy in American foreign policy

Bloodied and exiled, the Decembrists failed. But they made a start

Murders have fallen under a steely new crime tsar

The psychological toll it takes is huge—and mostly hidden

They include campaigners and playwrights, plus a pope and a president