Kronstadt and Petrograd in 1917: the memoirs of Fyodor Raskolnikov Fyodor Fyodorovich Raskolnikov was a key Bolshevik activist and a principal organiser amongst the Kronstadt Sailors, who would prove so pivotal in the Bolsheviks' seizure of power. In these remarkable memoirs, which cover the period between the February and October Revolutions in 1917, Raskolnikov gives a first-hand account of how the Bolsheviks built their forces in the navy, describes the setbacks of the July Days (during which he, alongside Trotsky, was imprisoned by Kerensky's Provisional Government), and paints a vivid picture of the October insurrection and its immediate aftermath.
The origin and historical development of 8 March In this article, Miguel Jiménez explains the origins of International Working Women’s Day, which was born out of the socialist movement of the 19th Century, and became fixed in revolutionary calendars by the February insurrection of 1917...
Fight women’s oppression, fight capitalism! International Marxist Tendency statement, March 8 The following is a statement by the IMT to be released at mobilisations throughout the world on International Women's Day (8 March). We explain why the struggle for women's liberation must also be a fight for socialism!
