Precisely because he was vilified and murdered by a man as monstrous as Stalin, there is a tendency for people to view Trotsky's violent acts as heroic rather than savage.

A. there is a tendency for people to view Trotsky's violent acts as
B. the violence of Trotsky tends to be viewed as
C. Trotsky, who also participated in violent acts, tends to be viewed by people as
D. Trotsky tends to be viewed by people with violent acts as
E. there is a tendency for people to view Trotsky's violent acts to be