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First things first -- as the title says, the Trotskyist (or member of the Left Opposition OTL, however you want to say it) in question is likely not Trotsky. I am now all too aware of the man's faults (being a politically incapable douchbag) so he's not the top candidate; feel free to kill him at will following the PoD, which can be anytime in 1923 (Lenin's last year) or after (or, if need really be, prior).

Second, let me quote the (on this subject) venerable Wolfpaw on what would likely be the main objection to this challenge.

Wolfpaw said:
Well, the main thing here is to somehow neutralize/get rid of Stalin. But then that gets messy because Stalin really was the guy who established the "absolute ruler" precedent/position in the USSR. Without him, you would have seen that more democratic-at-the-top process evolve, or at least not the blatant autocracy...

Without a thorough Stalinistic purge/conversion of every oppositionist, there's never going to be an absolute ruler.

Now, my thought here is -- why couldn't somebody else do what Stalin did, in terms of purging the opposition, only this time starting with Stalin and his supporters (Molotov, et el) and moving their way until the right (or left, I suppose) man takes complete power in the USSR by 1930 (and can certainly be earlier). I don't think this is that much of a stretch -- especially considering it was Trotsky, at least initially, who called for a more authoritarian structure to the new state.

The one element of Trotskyism that the OP requires be adapted is the International Revolution -- the idea that "the revolution must quickly spread to capitalist countries, bringing about a socialist revolution which must spread worldwide". Preferably the ruler in question would do so with use of the Red Army. I also understand if this idea needs to be seen as less of a failure as practiced. (Given this, it may have crossover with this idea)

So there you have the goal -- an absolute ruler dedicating his nation to sweeping the Revolution across the capitalist European continent,.
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