>>103 Stalin wasn't that far from Trotsky. 1.Stalin expanded communism internationally just as Trotsky intended.(e.g. Korea and China) 2.Stalin implemented most of Trotsky economic ideas. 3.Trotsky's image as benevolent communist leader disregard his brutal past as leader of Red Army, his penchant for firing squads and intolerance to dissent. 4.All his "trotskyism" was crystallized in exile where he didn't have any political power, so he had to appeal to local audience.