# What if Trotsky had beat Stalin?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 27, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-trotsky-had-beat-stalin/610819 "2012-01-27T03:51:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-trotsky-had-beat-stalin/610819/21 "2012-02-03T15:03:34Z")

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I would have enjoyed seeing the headline in Izvestia, “Trotsky Beats Stalin”.

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-trotsky-had-beat-stalin/610819/22 "2012-02-03T15:10:36Z")

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I thought this thread was going to be some BDSM slash. Involving an ice pick.

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