This week marks the 100th anniversary of the 1917 October Revolution in Russia, which took place on the night of 7th November (25th October in the old calendar). To mark this great historic event, we are publishing articles and videos all week looking at different aspects of the Revolution. To begin, we publish here an account of the insurrection as it happened.

To mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution, we present this original documentary by the IMT celebrating the life and accomplishments of one of the revolution’s main leaders: Leon Trotsky.

In this latest video from our series on the 1917 Russian Revolution, Alan Woods – author of “Bolshevism: from Revolution to Counter-Revolution” – discusses the failed coup attempt by General Kornilov and the impact this had on the political consciousness of the masses.