The great spectacle of the Russian Hermitage revolution that almost did not happen

On: December 5, 2017

The muted commemorations of the centenary of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia on November 7 have been widely interpreted internationally as a political tactic by an authoritarian regime that is wary of dissent. President Vladimir Putin’s cultural envoy told the New York Times earlier this year that the Kremlin cannotRead More →

The legacy of the “Russian” Revolution (s): World War II

By: Robert H. Shaw

On: December 4, 2017

In: Russian revolution

This year marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution. This event has often been reduced to the urban upheaval that gripped Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) throughout 1917 and culminated with the Bolsheviks seizing power in October. The Soviet Union traced its legitimacy back to this event, and many other aspiring revolutionariesRead More →

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