Russian revolution

Lenin and Stalin during the October Revolution

Historian John Lewis-Stempel says there’s nothing to celebrate about the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Communism, which simply replaced an autocratic sovereign with totalitarian dictators.

Vladimir Lenin, Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars

The Russian Revolution – an event that affected more than Russia and was more than a revolution.

Russian revolution, October 1917

The February Revolution The Russian Revolution of 1917 centers around two primary events: the February Revolution and the October Re...

Russian Revolution-1917

The Russian Revolution of 1905 began on January 9, 1905, with the massacre in St. Petersburg, where troops fired on a peaceful crowd attempting to bring petitions for change to the Tsar. This day has been named Bloody Sunday.

What we can learn from the triumph of the Russian Revolution and its subsequent demise.

Striking pictures of Vladimir Lenin disguised as a factory worker at Razliz station in August 1917, and sitting side-by-side with Joseph Stalin in 1922 have been brought to life by the new pictures.