The revolt on the armoured cruiser "Potemkin" The revolt on the armoured cruiser "Potemkin" was but one of the links in the long chain of the development of the first Russian Revolution—the Revolution of 1905. This revolution was the first lesson, and a tremendous object lesson it was, in the study of the struggle, for the broad masses of workers and peasants.
A Leninist Hero of our Times - In Memory of Valery Sablin: The true story of Red October On Thursday 7 September, Channel Four broadcast a fascinating programme as part of its series Secret History, entitled Mutiny - the true story of Red October. This remarkable documentary for the first time gave us the true story behind the 1990 Hollywood movie The Hunt for Red October a film version of a 1984 novel by Tom Clancy.
Leon Trotsky: The History of the Russian Revolution - Introduction by Alan Woods Shortly Wellred Books will be publishing a new edition of Trotsky’s masterpiece The History of the Russian Revolution. The year 2007 is the 90th anniversary of the October Revolution, an event that, from a Marxist point of view, was the greatest single event in history. Alan Woods has written a new introduction to the book which we publish here.
