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The name 'Leon Trotsky' [Russian: Lev Trotskii, or Lev Davidovich Trotskii, cyrillic: Лев Давидович Троцкий] itself is a pseudonym which was adopted by young Lev Davidovich Bronshtein [cyrillic: Лев Давидович Бронштейн] — his real name by birth — when he had to put a name into a falsified passport which he needed to escape from his first Siberian banishment in 1902. By the way, it was said that 'Trotsky' [Троцкий] was simply the name of one of his prison guards in Odessa. After the October Revolution, for legal or citizen requirements (in order not to oblige his sons who had the name of her mother [Trotsky's companion N.I. Sedova], i.e. Sedov, to change their names, Trotsky officially took the name of his companion, i.e. Lev Davidovich Sedov. However, this change of name obviously was a pure technical matter; thus, Trotsky, so far as we know, neither published nor signed any document using his passport name 'Sedov'. Trotsky's [Bronshtein's] pseudonyms are listed here alphabetically with some occasional comments. Most of these pseudonyms were used only sporadically, during certain periods of his life, while others were used in earlier as well as in later years. Many pen names were used by Trotsky only in correspondence but not in published items, others were used exclusively in internal bulletins of the Left Opposition movement. Please note that variant forms of spelling (e.g. as a result from different transliterations of Russian cyrillic characters) are not listed in the following table but in a separate list below. Occasionally, Trotsky used the names of some his secretaries when signing certain documents (e.g. letters) during his final exile period (Turkey, [1929-1933], France, [1933-1935], Norway [1935-1936], and Mexico [1937-1940]); below you find a list of Trotsky's secretaries (1929-1940). For some general explanations with regard to pseudonyms, name authority files and related issues see our introductory notes to the Name files chapter of TrotskyanaNet. List of Trotsky's pen names, pseudonyms, etc. Pseudonym, acronym,alias, pen name Comments (occasionally) A. Abel ca. 1939 A.Breton & D.Rivera 1938 Al'fa Til 1917 as well as during exile, 1930s, e.g. in contributions to Biulleten' Oppozitsii Alpha Til 1917 as well as during exile, 1930s, e.g. in contributions to Biulleten' Oppozitsii Anton   Ant.Ot. short for Antid Oto Antid Oto during his first banishment to Siberia, 1900-1902, e.g. as contributor to Vostochnoe Obozrenie and Iskra; occasionally also used in later years, e.g. as contributor to Kievskaia Mysl' [ps. means antidote, counterpoison] A.O. short for Antid Oto Arbuzov in Kiev, 1905 Aslan David-Ogly Trotskyist captives in Stalin's prison camps occasionally refered to Trotsky as Aslan David-Ogly [Aslan meaning 'lion' and David-Ogly meaning son of David] B   Bernie   Clave   Cornell during last year of Mexican exile. Charles Cornell (1911-1989) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from June 1939 - Aug. 1940) Cr. short for Crux Crux during exile, 1933-1940, chiefly in internal bulletins and the like D.   Dae   D.Rivera 1938 Ds.   En 1916 Etienne during exile, 1930s G. during exile, 1930s, short for Gurov, Gourov ... G--- during exile, 1930s, short for Gurov, Gourov ... G.G. during exile, 1930s, short for Gurov, Gourov ... G.Gourov during exile, 1930s G.Guroff during exile, 1930s G.Gurov during exile, 1930s G.Gurow during exile, 1930s Hansen during last years of Mexican exile. Joseph Hansen (1910-1979) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Oct. 1937 - Jan. 1939, from Oct. 1939 - Jan. 1940 and from June - Aug. 1940) I.Ianovskii as member of the St. Peterburg Soviet of Workers' Deputies, 1905 I.S. during exile, 1930s, in internal documents. I.S. = International Secretariat Ja.G. in Biulleten' oppozitsii J.Hansen during last years of Mexican exile. Joseph Hansen (1910-1979) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Oct. 1937 - Jan. 1939, from Oct. 1939 - Jan. 1940 and from June - Aug. 1940) Joe Hansen during last years of Mexican exile. Joseph Hansen (1910-1979) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Oct. 1937 - Jan. 1939, from Oct. 1939 - Jan. 1940 and from June - Aug. 1940) Joseph Hansen during last years of Mexican exile. Joseph Hansen (1910-1979) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Oct. 1937 - Jan. 1939, from Oct. 1939 - Jan. 1940 and from June - Aug. 1940) K. during exile, 1930s, e.g. in Biulleten' oppozitsii. Short for Kruks Kh. during exile, from 1929, e.g. in Biulleten' oppozitsii and in internal documents Kruks during exile, 1933-1940, e.g. in Biulleten' oppozitsii and in internal documents Kuznenko   L.Amago 1938 L.D. short for Lev Davidovich ... L.D.Trotskii   Lee   Lejba Bronshtein 1900 Leo   Leon   Leon Davidovich   Léon Sedov name of his son [Lev L'vovich Sedov] Leo N.Trotskii   Lev Davidovich Sedov name in his passport, after 1917 Lev N.Trotskii 1917 Level Léon Lanis in faked French passport 1934 L.Ianov ? L.Ianovskii [see I. Ianovskii] Linier   Liud   L.N.   L.N.T. before 1917 L.Sedov name of his son [Lev L'vovich Sedov] L.T. short for Lev Trotskii, Leon Trotsky ... Lund during exile, 1930s L.Vladimirov   Lvov as pamphletist in Nikolaev and Odessa, ca. 1897 M.   Marcel   Meunier 1930s M.N.   M.Puntervold Michael Puntervold (1879-1937) was Trotsky's lawyer during exile in Norway M.Sedov name of his son [Lev L'vovich Sedov] N.   Neofit 1907 Ni--dim   Nikolai 1928 N.I.Trotskii 1904-1917 N.N. during exile, 1930s, e.g. in Biulleten' oppozitsii Non-Pacifist   N.T. [also: n.t.] N.Takhotskii in prison, 1906 N.T--kii short for N. Trotskii N.Trotskii 1903 - 1918. [Also: N.T. ; n.t. ; T-skii] N.Trotsky til 1917 O'Brien during last years of Mexican exile. Vaughan Thomas O'Brien (1910-1995) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Sept. 1938 - Sept. 1939) Old Man during exile, 1930s, used in correspondence O.M. short for Old Man Onken during exile, 1930s, used in correspondence Opmerker   Ot redaktsii used on and on Pama   Papa   Paul   Pero during his first banishment to Siberia, 1900-1902 and as member of the Iskra team [Pero = pen, feather] Petr Aleksandrov   Petr Petrovich in St. Peterburg, 1905 Piochitas   Postoronii   P.Tanas in prison, July 1917 Red. short for Redaktsiia [=editorial board]. Used on an on Redaktsiia used on and on Rork during last years of Mexican exile, 1939-1940, e.g. in internal documents. Walter Ketley (aka Rork, Rourke, O'Rourke,) (1917[?]-1990[?]) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Dec. 1939 - Aug. 1940) R.Ruskin   Samokovliev in a false passport, used for travel to London, 1902 S.I. S.I. = Secrétariat International S.S. during his first banishment to Siberia, 1900-1902 Starik (meaning "old man") during exile, 1930s, used in correspondence Sympathizer   T. short for Trotskii, e.g. in Biulleten' oppozitsii Tarov during exile, 1930s, in Biulleten' oppozitsii T--ii short for Trotskii T--skii short for Trotskii T.Vaughan during last years of Mexican exile. Vaughan Thomas O'Brien (1910-1995) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Sept. 1938 - Sept. 1939) Uncle Leo(n) during exile, 1930s, in correspondence V. during exile, 1930s, in correspondence Van during exile, 1930s, in correspondence. Van = nickname of Jean VanHeijenoort (1912-1986), one of Trotsky's secretaries during his exile in Turkey, France, Norway and Mexico (from Oct. 1932 - Sept. 1936 and from Jan. 1937 - Nov. 1939) Vérité   Vidal 1934-1935 Vikentev in St. Peterburg, 1905 Vivos Voco   Vremenno-obiazannyi   V.T.O. during last years of Mexican exile. Vaughan Thomas O'Brien (1910-1995) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Sept. 1938 - Sept. 1939) V.T.O'Brien during last years of Mexican exile. Vaughan Thomas O'Brien (1910-1995) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Sept. 1938 - Sept. 1939) V.Vern during exile, 1930s, e.g. in internal documents Wolfe during last years of Mexican exile, e.g. in 1937. Bernard Wolfe (1915-1985) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Jan.-Aug. 1937) W.R. during last years of Mexican exile, 1939-1940, e.g. in internal documents. Walter Ketley (aka Rork, Rourke, O'Rourke,) (1917[?]-1990[?]) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Dec. 1939 - Aug. 1940) W.Rork during last years of Mexican exile, 1939-1940, e.g. in internal documents. Walter Ketley (aka Rork, Rourke, O'Rourke,) (1917[?]-1990[?]) was one of Trotsky's secretaries and guards in Coyoacán (from Dec. 1939 - Aug. 1940) --X 1930s Yan Vanovskii [see I. Ianovskii] Your Old Man during exile, 1930s, used in correspondence List of various forms of Trotsky's names (alphabetically arranged) The following is a - probably not at all complete - alphabetically arranged list of the various forms (varying with regard to spelling, transliteration and completeness) of Trotsky's name (his adopted name as well as his real name by birth) as appearing in library catalogues, name authority files, encyclopaedias, book covers, passports, passenger lists, police records, governmental documents etc.: Bronschtein, Leib Bronshtein, Leiba Davidovich Bronshtein, Lev Davidovich Bronştayn, Leon Davidoviç Bronstein, Leib Bronštein, Leib Davidovitš Bronstein, Leiba Bronstein, Leo Bronstein, Leo D. Bronstein, Léon Bronstein, Lev Davidovič Bronstein, Lev DavidoviĉBronstein, Lev Davidovich Bronstein, Lev Davidovici Bronstein, Lev Davidovitj Bronstein, Lev Davidovitš Bronstein, Lev Davidovitsj Bronstein, Lew Dawidowitsch Bronstein, Liev Davidovich Bronsteinas, Levas Davidovičius Bronštejn, Lejb Bronštejn, Lejba Davidov Bronštejn, Lejba Davydov Bronštejn, Lev Bronštejn, Lev D. Bronštejn, Lev Davidovič Sedov, Lev Davidovič Tachockij, L. T'o-lo-ssu-chi T'o-lo-tz'u-chi Torokki Torotsuki Torotsukii Trocki, Lav Trocki, Lev Troçki, Lev Troçki, Lev Davidoviç Trocki, Lew Dawidowicz Trockii, L. Trockij, L. Trockij, L.D. Trockij, Leo Trockij, Lev Trockij, Lev Davidovič Trockij, Lev Davydovič Trockij, Lev Davidovics Trockij, N. Trockis, Levas Davidovičius Trockis, Leo Troc'kyj, Lev Davydovyč Trocký, Lev Davidovič Troţki, Lev Davidovici Trotski, Leão Trotski, Leo Trotski, Leon Trotski, Léon Trôtski, Lêông Trôtki, Lép Trotski, Lev Davidovich Trotski, Lev Davidovitš Trotski, Lev Davydovitch Trotski, Lew Trotski, Leyb Davidovitsh Trotski, Liev Trotskii, Lev Trotskii, Lev D. Trotskii, Lev Davidovich Trotskii, N. Trotskij, Leo Trotskij, Lev Davidovitj Trotsky, L. Trotsky, L.D.v Trotsky, Leon Trotsky, Léon Trotsky, León Trotsky, Leon D. Trotsky, Leon Davidovich Trôtxki, Lép Trotzki, L. Trotzki, Leo Trotzki, Leo D. Trotzki, Leo Davydovič Trotzki, Leo Dawidowitsch Trotzki, Leo N. Trotzki, Lev Trotzki, Lev D. Trotzki, Lev Davidovič Trotzki, Lev Davydovič Trotzki, Lew D. Trotzki, Lew Dawidowitsch Trotzkij, L. Trotzkij, Leo Trotzkij, Leo D. Trotzkij, Leo Dawidowitsch Trotzky, Leo Trotzky, Leo N. Trotzky, Leon Trotzky, Lev Trotzky, Lev D. Trotzky, N. Trozki, Lew D. Zratsky, Leon Full Cyrillic form (Russian, not Yiddish variant!) of Trotsky's adopted name and name by birth: Лев Давидович ТроцкийЛев Давидович Бронштейн Note: For further forms of name and pseudonyms (in Greek, Turkish, Arabic, Farsi, Chinese, Japanese etc.) see VIAF ID 19685134 [VIAF=Virtual International Authority File] List of Trotsky's secretaries during the exile period from 1929 to 1940 When signing documents (e.g. letters), Trotsky occasionally used, as mentioned above, the names (or, pseudonyms, or, nick names) of men and women who functioned as secretaries to him during his final exile period; countries of exile were: Turkey (1929-1933), France (1933-1935), Norway (1935-1936), and Mexico (1937-1940). What follows is an alphabetical list of Trotsky's secretaries from 1929 to 1940; a red asterisk (*) behind a secretary's name means that a biographical sketch of the respective person is provided within TrotskyanaNet's Bio-Bibliographies chapter. The list is embedded as an image file, but see also a PDF-alternative. Wolfgang and Petra Lubitz, Aug. 2004last (slightly) rev. November 2023 TOP https://www.trotskyana.net © by Wolfgang & Petra Lubitz  TOP

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