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100th Anniversary of October Revolution

  • 07-11-2017 6:46pm
    #1
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,663 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Comrades - this week marks the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik's revolution against the Kerensky's Provisional Government
    "
    The 1917 October Revolution (“Red October”) was the last of the three great revolutions that transformed Russia from an imperial monarchy into a Communist state. In 1905, widespread rioting and unrest led Tsar Nicholas II to introduce a constitution and the “Duma” parliamentary assembly. His aim was to move towards a constitutional monarchy, and the measures succeeded in calming the mood temporarily.
    " - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/07/day-1917-bolsheviks-seize-power-russian-october-revolution/

    A livestream of the events, as if it were happening today, is located at https://project1917.com/october


Comments

  • #2
    Full Marx
    Registered Users Posts: 666 ✭✭✭Full Marx


    Momentous events... Gave hope to the oppressed the world over.


  • #3
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    Was there a shot fired from the Aurora today? It doesn't seem so..


  • #4
    Zebra3
    Registered Users Posts: 13,848 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    More of a coup than a revolution.


  • #5
    Ipso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,995 ✭✭✭Ipso


    Full Marx wrote: »
    Momentous events... Gave hope to the oppressed the world over.

    Say hello to the new boss, same as the old boss.


  • #6
    pedroeibar1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭pedroeibar1


    Ipso wrote: »
    Say hello to the new boss, same as the old boss.

    Indeed. The Romanovs lasted three centuries, the gang that replaced them were booted out (along with their ideologies) in less than one century. And the present crowd arguably are considerably worse than the Romanovs. Mutatis mutandis and all that.


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  • #7
    tabbey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭tabbey


    The unfortunates who have lived in that part of the world have never known real democracy. It will take many generations to evolve into what we regard as a modern democracy.


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