Centenary celebration
19172017 “Sometimes – history needs a push.” Lenin The Russian Revolution of October 1917 changed the course of human history and heralded the establishment of the world’s first socialist state – the Soviet Union.
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Under the political leadership of the Bolsheviks, the Revolution overthrew the Provisional Government that had replaced the hated regime of Tsar Nicholas II in February 1917. Greeted with enthusiasm by millions around the world, the Revolution has inspired many popular movements for progressive social change as well as oppressed peoples struggling against colonialism and imperialism.