![]() ![]() His father, Platon Volkov, an oppositionist, had been deported to the gulag, and shot at some unknown date in the 30s. Others disappeared without trace.Īmong the deaths were Volkov's parents. His two daughters were harried to their deaths. We total up the closest relatives - Trotsky's first wife, his sister, his brother, one son, two son-in-laws and three nephews were all arrested and later shot another son was assassinated. Stalin was responsible for the death of practically all of Trotsky's family, whatever their political stance. "I am the only person in my family to reach my age," he says, with a grim smile. ![]() He is at first reserved, and speaks his Mexican Spanish with a slight accent which hints at a family history out of the ordinary. A retired chemist, he is widowed, with four daughters and five grandchildren. Volkov is now in his mid-70s, slim and very fit looking. ![]()
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