Russian Revolution Centenary.jpg Russian Revolution Centenary Celebration The Russian Revolution of October 1917 changed the course of human history and heralded the establishment of the world's first socialist state - the Soviet Union. Under the political leadership of the Bolsheviks, the Revolution overthrew the Provisional Government that had replaced the hated regime of Tsar Nicholas II in February 1917. Greeted with enthusiasm by millions around the world, the Revolution has inspired many popular movements for progressive social change as well as oppressed peoples struggling against colonialism and imperialism. A range of bodies have come together to commemorate this historic event which continues to be an inspiration to millions of people today. The Russian Revolution Centenary Committee represents a broad-based coalition of labour movement, heritage and cultural organisations. The Russian Revolution had a profound impact on British society and we intend to mark its centenary with a diverse programme of national events celebrating it as a positive development for both our country and for humanity. We will use its centenary year to draw public attention to the historical significance of the Revolution and to inform debate about the continued relevance of the Revolution to politics today. The main event will take place on Saturday 4 November 2017. Watch this space for further news. "Sometimes - history needs a push." Vladimir Lenin From: http://www.marx-memorial-library.org/russian-revolution/item/448-russian-rev olution-centenary-celebration -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
