Lecture on the 1905 Revolution This lecture on the 1905 Revolution was delivered by Lenin on January 9 (22), 1917 at a meeting of young workers in the Zurich People’s House. The 1905 revolution was the dress rehearsal of October 1917. #1917Live
Trotsky in January 1917: “Bronx Man Leads Russian Revolution” 2017 marks the centenary of the greatest event in world history: the Russian Revolution. The names Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky will forever be connected to that momentous social, political, and economic upheaval, which forever changed the course of humanity. Many people familiar with 20th Century history know that when the Russian working class overthrew the tsar in February 1917, Lenin was in exile in Switzerland, soon to return to Petrograd in the famous sealed train. But where was Trotsky before returning to the maelstrom?
Theses for an Appeal to the International Socialist Committee and All Socialist Parties (Rough Draft) "A genuinely enduring and democratic peace can now be achieved only by proletarian governments" - Lenin #1917Live
