March 27, 1917 — I left a Europe wallowing in blood, but I left with a profound faith in a coming revolution. Chronology Leon Trotsky, who had arrived in New York in January as an exile, leaves the city on his way back to revolutionary Russia. He is sure that the overthrow of the czar is only the beginning of a new era. Skills Posted on March 27, 2017 ← March 25, 1917 – We ask our American friends to rejoice with us in a free and happy Russia. March 28, 1917 — We women, when war breaks upon us, will be called on for duty in the machine shops and for dangerous duty in the munition factories. … We will do more, and we won’t be behind the men in any sacrifice for the country we are loyal to. →