Series: The Russian Revolution

In 2007, Socialist Worker marked the 90th anniversary of the Russian Revolution of 1917 with a yearlong series outlining its course and consequences.
  • Comment: Alan Maass

    How the stage was set for revolution

    This first installment in a series on the Russian Revolution explains the events and factors leading up to the 1917 uprising. May 10, 2013

  • Comment: Kirstin Roberts

    The February Revolution

    The barbarism of war and the tyranny of Tsarist rule inspired the Russian working class to rebellion in February 1917. May 17, 2013

  • Comment: Todd Chretien

    Lenin prepares the Bolsheviks

    By late April 1917, the Bolsheviks stood out as the one major political party committed to workers' self-emancipation. May 24, 2013

  • Comment: Amy Muldoon

    How workers' power was organized

    The workers' council system created in Russia in 1917 provided the platform for full democracy and liberation. May 31, 2013

  • Comment: Sarah Knopp

    The revolt against the Tsar's empire

    How did the 1917 Russian Revolution affect the vast empire of oppressed nations that had been subjected to Tsarist rule? June 7, 2013

  • Comment: Paul D'Amato

    The revolution gains strength

    After the February Revolution, two powers existed in Russia--the Provisional Government and the workers' councils. June 14, 2013

  • Comment: Paul D'Amato

    Repression and resurgence

    The period of reaction that followed the July Days was relatively short-lived, with the movement reviving in a matter of a month. June 21, 2013

  • Comment: Jen Roesch

    How Kornilov was defeated

    In August of 1917, the Russian Revolution faced the threat of a coup. Defeating it depended on a mass popular mobilization. July 12, 2013

  • Comment: Paul D'Amato

    The party and the revolution

    The Bolsheviks became a mass party in the course of the revolution, winning the allegiance of Russia's most militant workers. July 26, 2013

  • Comment: Michele Bollinger

    The final act of the revolution

    By October 1917, the unstable situation of dual power--the workers' councils versus the Provisional Government--came to a head. August 2, 2013

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