Tearing down the cult of personality he built up will take time, but the people know now at least that he was not immortal.
The former General Secretary was attacked in his home with an ice axe, and was swiftly executed along with several of his supporters. Today, Leon Trotsky reemerged as having returned from his exile, and with the support of several influential party members and NKVD officers, launched a coup overthrowing Stalin's rule. What is known is that what he feared eventually came to pass. The world may never know if Stalin's paranoia was targeting the right people, or whether he made more enemies trying to exterminate every Trotsykist in the Party. If you spot a mistake then you are welcome to fix it. 5.7 (Hidden) Great Patriotic War trigger.
