1917 Russian revolution photo Wikimedia

1917 Russian revolution photo Wikimedia   (Click to enlarge: opens in new window)

  • The Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) launches new website (20 January) celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution

It was a socialist revolution in which the working class, through the Soviets (democratic councils of action) and under the leadership of the Bolsheviks, overthrew the absolute monarchy and capitalist class.

The revolution, which continues to reverberate internationally today, is rich in lessons for Marxism and the wider socialist movement.

The critical events of the revolution and its aftermath, including the Stalinist counter-revolution, will be explained and analysed on this new site.