the russian revolution
All Russia was learning to read, and reading—politics, economics, history—because people wanted to know… In every city, in most towns, along the whole front, each political faction had its newspaper… and hundreds of thousands of pamphlets were distributed every day.
– John Reed
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Review: ‘Ten Days’ – Putting the October Revolution on stage
A recent theatrical adaptation of John Reed’s ‘10 Days That Shook the World’ portrays the inspiring events surrounding the 1917 Russian Revolution. In doing so, this play highlights the key task today: to build a Bolshevik organisation.
Women, the family, and the Russian Revolution
A new release from Wellred Books looks at the gains made by-and-for women thanks to the Bolshevik Revolution. Natasha Sorrell provides a valuable summary of this process, discussing how communists can fight for the emancipation of women today.
Women, the family, and the Russian Revolution
In this talk, Natasha Sorrell discusses how the Bolsheviks approached the women’s question, the gains that were won in the Revolution, and the conditions that led to their reversal.