benjamin franklin championed the north american participation in the enlightenment especially through his use of experimentation using the scientific method to resolve questions about are natural surroundings and physical forces.
When the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia in November 1917, two figures stood out among the leaders of the uprising: Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky. Lenin was the founder of Bolshevism and the single-minded catalyst of revolution, but Trotsky's role in the events of November 1917 was no less important.May 19, 1996
