Deseret News archives: Czar Nicholas deposed in 1917, creating a slew of unsolved mysteries
When the riots broke out, Nicholas instructed the city commandant to take firm measures and sent troops to restore order. It ...
Morning Star4d
1917: The revolution that had to happen
A few hours later they were released. By then, Russia’s socialist revolution had taken place. Over previous days, the Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies had secured control of most of ...
The New Yorker4d
Should We View Tatlin as a Russian Constructivist or a Ukrainian?
Kyiv,” at the Ukrainian Museum, the revolutionary artist—a star of the avant-garde while the Soviet Union still permitted one ...
India Today on MSN6d
How 1917 protest march by 100,000 Russian women birthed International Women's Day
In 1917, when Russia was on the verge of revolution, 100,000 women marched down the streets of the Russian capital Petrograd, demanding bread, improved working conditions, and an end to the rule of ...
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Lyudmila Pavlichenko Was the Deadliest Female Sniper of All-Time
Pavlichenko attained a final kill tally of 309, making her one of the top five deadliest snipers, period. M arch is Women’s ...
How International Women’s Day came to be celebrated on March 8. There’s a Russian connection
The world celebrates International Women’s Day each year on March 8. But did you know that the celebration has a strong Russian link dating back to 1917?
TheCollector on MSN7d
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk: How Russia Left World War I
In both World Wars, people assume the Allied Powers had a crushing advantage and would have inevitably won the conflicts.
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1957 photo captures tollbooth on Alton's Old Clark Bridge
A 1957 photo features the tollbooth on Alton's Old Clark Bridge, where tolls ranged from 30 cents to $2. The bridge was ...
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Marketing and Women’s Day evolution: From radical protest to corporate lip service
Once a radical movement for labor rights and gender equality, International Women’s Day has been repackaged into a corporate ...
Remembering The Communist Roots Of International Working Women’s Day
International Working Women’s Day was never meant to be a celebration of women’s achievements within capitalism—it was a call to revolution. Its origins lie in the struggles of communist and socialist ...