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Until Lenin died, Trotsky's authority and prestige were supreme. Young, with a penchant for sarcasm, he made many enemies. After Lenin's death, Trotsky's political demise set in. He has held himself up as the disciple and interpreter of Leninism; the men in power have regarded him as an upstart and a renegade. The difference is not merely political; behind all there lies an inscrutable 'tissue of venemous personal hatred. For the nonce, Trotsky is in the discard. Who can say but that the fate of Robespierre and Danton hangs like Damocles' sword over his head?
-Ancient Citadel of Moscow wherein are situated the Soviet Government offices. -THE CATASTROPHE—By Alexander Kerensky —Appleton—New York ($3.00).