Natalia Sedova

Natalia Sedova, 2nd wife of Leon Trotsky (died 1962)

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Born: April 5, 1882
Died: December 23, 1962
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1882

About Natalia Sedova

Natalia Ivanovna Sedova was a Russian revolutionary and author known as the second wife of Leon Trotsky. She wrote on cultural matters pertaining to Marxism. Natalia Sedova sometimes signed her name "Sedova-Trotskaya." Trotsky and his first wife Aleksandra maintained a friendly relationship after their divorce. Under his influence, she came to adopt the position that the USSR was state capitalist and that the Fourth International founded by Trotsky no longer held to the revolutionary programme of Communism.

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The world when Natalia Sedova was born

Natalia Sedova was born in 1882. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineChinese Exclusion Act signed
Technology milestoneFirst hydroelectric power plant (Appleton, WI)
World population~1.42B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
U.S. population51.9M

1882 versus 2026

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Measure	1882	2026
Population	51.9M	341 million

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