100 Year Anniversary of the Russian Revolution

Published: Nov. 6, 2017, noon

It was an epoch-making event, buoyed by hopes of human emancipation, that still shapes our notion of revolutionary change today.\xa0 The Russian Revolution, which took place a hundred years ago, was born out of war and poverty, and profoundly altered the course of the 20th century.\xa0 The writer China Mi\xe9ville recreates those days of revolution, in all of their ebullience, chaos, and tragedy, and reflects on the lessons of October, including whether the degradation of the revolution was inevitable.\nResources:\nChina Mi\xe9ville, October: The Story of the Russian Revolution Verso, 2017\n\nThe post 100 Year Anniversary of the Russian Revolution appeared first on KPFA.