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Leon Trotsky's Grandson

What was it like living with a revolutionary?

Today marks 100 years since the Russian revolution. One of the key figures in the Bolshevik seizure of power was Leon Trotsky.

Esteban Volkov is Leon Trotsky鈥檚 grandson. He looks back at his grandfather's legacy and explains his own relationship with politics.

(Image: Leon Trotsky, credit: Getty Images)

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