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He helped plan and carry out the October Revolution in 1917

He was commissar for war during civil war, and led the reds to victory with his motivational speeches, high level of organization, and expertise in matters of War

He served as Minister for foreign affairs in the new government "Sovnarkom" or council of Peoples commissars under Lenin in 1918

He negotiated the Treaty of Brest Litovsk with Germany; however Russia was mainly unhappy with this as they lost huge amounts of territory (Ukraine, Baltic Regions, Poland)

He led the Red army against the Kronstadt sailors in March 1921

He was called upon by Kerensky to help fight off the March on Petrograd by Kornilov

He was killed in Mexico in 1940 by an agent hired by Stalin.

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