12. Trotsky’s exile in Mexico was defined by a fatalistic awareness that Stalin’s assassins would eventually succeed. Despite the protection of his entourage and famous hosts like Diego Rivera, he realized no individual could withstand an empire's mobiliz

12. Trotsky’s exile in Mexico was defined by a fatalistic awareness that Stalin’s assassins would eventually succeed. Despite the protection of his entourage and famous hosts like Diego Rivera, he realized no individual could withstand an empire's mobilized secret police. (12)

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