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

Series: The Russian Revolution

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