October Revolution 1917-1920

The October Revolution was the culmination of popular sentiment that the provisional government was not changing Russia's imperialist ways from the autocratic reign of the Tsar. The unelected body had to failed to secure peace, instead opting for participation in further military campaigns which provoked outrage amongst soldiers and workers alike.

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11_ Storming the Winter Palace November 7 1917

Source: Marx Memorial Library (MML)
Reference: PHOTO_SUB_SOVIET_UNION_1917_REVOLUTION+CIVIL_WAR_PERIOD

This particular image is actually from a 1920 reenactment of the revolution in Petrograd, on its...

36_The day of celebration of the first proletarian revolution in Petrograd_25 Oct_7 Nov_1918
Source: Marx Memorial Library (MML)
Reference: PHOTO_SUB_SOVIET_UNION_1917_REVOLUTION+CIVIL_WAR_PERIOD

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