THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1940
 
* Leon Trotsky assassination
* Soviet Union Red Army founder
* Marxist Theorist

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Trotsky Dies of His Wounds; Asks Revolution Go Forward" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 14 with photo of Trotsky. Lengthy text. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

background: The assassination of Leon Trotsky on August 20, 1940, in Coyoacán, Mexico, was the culmination of a global manhunt orchestrated by Joseph Stalin to eliminate his most formidable political rival. After surviving a botched machine-gun raid led by the painter David Alfaro Siqueiros months earlier, Trotsky’s villa had been converted into a fortress, yet he remained vulnerable to "the long game" of Soviet intelligence. The assassin, Ramón Mercader, gained access to Trotsky's inner sanctum by posing as a disillusioned businessman and romancing a member of Trotsky's staff. On the day of the attack, Mercader entered Trotsky’s study under the guise of seeking feedback on a political manuscript; while Trotsky was distracted by the text, Mercader struck him in the back of the head with a mountaineering ice axe concealed beneath his coat. Despite the horrific nature of the wound, Trotsky stayed conscious long enough to identify his attacker and prevent his guards from killing Mercader on the spot, insisting the assassin be kept alive for interrogation. Trotsky succumbed to his injuries the following day, effectively silencing the leader of the Fourth International and cementing Stalin’s undisputed control over the narrative of the Soviet revolution.