RUSSIAN REVOLUTION – INTERNATIONALIST 360°

The Sky is Torn Down: How the “Liberation” of the Soviet Union Ended the Liberation of Soviet Women

Evan Reif Night Witches:The female pilots who struck fear into Nazi troops Not long ago, the women of Eastern Europe were free to live their lives to their full potential. They broke boundaries in science, started new trends in art, and even explored the stars as cosmonauts. In the so-called repressive dictatorship of the USSR,…

Throwing Door Open for Oppressed People: Bolshevik Revolution Changed the World Forever

Stephen Millies Vladimir Lenin giving a speech to the Red Army in Sverdlov Square, Moscow, May 5, 1920. On the right of the platform is Leon Trotsky, commander of the Red Army. One-hundred-and-five years ago, on Nov. 7, 1917, workers and peasants overthrew the capitalist government in Russia. The world hasn’t been the same since….

Black Web, Red Tide

Apparatchik The Cold War did not begin the 1940s. The roots of the long struggle to overthrow and permanently neutralize the communist current are found not in the ruins of Europe but in Siberia and Petrograd in the bitter years following the Bolshevik Revolution. The manifold efforts to decapitate socialism and the retrenchment following their…

The Great October Socialist Revolution Marked a New Era for Humanity

Speech by José Ramón Machado Ventura, second secretary of the Party Central Committee and a vice president of the Councils of State and Ministers, in the political-cultural act to mark the centennial of the Great October Socialist Revolution, held at Havana’s Karl Marx Theater, November 7, 2017. José Ramón Machado Ventura | informacion@granma.cu Compañero Army…

The October Revolution: One of the Most Significant Events of the 20th Century

‘Principles of October Revolution will continue to be the basis of ours’ Sumaily Pérez Carrandi | internet@granma.cu Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee and President of the Councils of State and Ministers, presided at a 4,000-strong political-cultural gala marking 100 years since the Great October…

Latin America Celebrates Centenary of Russian Revolution

Bolivian President Evo Morales congratulated the Russian people on the 100th anniversary of their revolution. Thousands across Latin America are mobilizing and celebrating the centennial anniversary of the Russian Revolution with various events throughout the region. In Venezuela, workers are marching from Caracas’ Autonomous National Telephone Company to the Miraflores Presidential Palace. “We, as revolutionaries and…

Fidel: End of Colonialism Would Not Have Been Possible Without the October Revolution

“Without the October Revolution … it would not have been at all possible to end colonialism and liberate dozens of peoples on all continents,” Fidel said. A century ago, world history changed forever. The Great October Socialist Revolution was one of the most important events in contemporary history of mankind. This historic event, as well…

The October Revolution: Workers Take Power

Richard Becker The Russian Revolution is a vast subject. An exhaustive analysis of it is beyond the scope of this writing. But below, some of the key points will be highlighted. The Russian Revolution took place in the background of World War I, a war between imperialist powers over control of territories and colonies. The…

Empire Files: What the Russian Revolution Proved Possible

Veteran U.S. activist Brian Becker speaks about the longstanding significance of the Russian Revolution. In the latest edition of The Empire Files, Abby Martin pays homage to the centennial anniversary of the Russian Revolution. She referred to it as “one of the biggest events in human history” and a shift in the global balance of…

The Bolshevik Revolution’s Pioneering Gains for Women

Urooba Jamal The first worker’s state in the world would never have materialized without the steely, militant determination of women. “Bread!” was the first call to order. “Down with the tsar!” the next. Soon, cries of “Down with the war!” drowned the streets. The women workers of Petrograd — then the capital of Russia —…