The Assassination of Lev Trotsky
Fire the "The Assassination of Lev Trotsky" event in Hearts of Iron IV with the console command event news.37.
The Assassination of Lev Trotsky
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID news.37.
What happens
Lev Trotsky, once the top lieutenant and heir presumptive of Vladimir Ilich Lenin, died today in a Mexico City hospital. He was attacked in his home with an ice axe by a Spanish national believed to have been in the employ of the NKVD. After a failed power struggle with and his allies for control of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Trotsky spent the thirties in exile, living in Turkey, France and Norway before finally settling in Mexico. He remained a constant critic of Stalin and the 'degenerated 'workers' state' of the Soviet Union.
Player choices
When this event fires, The Assassination of Lev Trotsky presents these options:
- Barbaric.
- Mission accomplished.
- A fitting end to that rabble rouser.