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Tony Wood and James Meek on Russia Without Putin
How can we understand Russia beyond the larger-than-life figure of Vladimir Putin?
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The Soviet '68
In the Soviet Union, 1968 marked the end of reformist optimism and the beginning of a more cynical era.
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Myths of the October Revolution: An Interview with Alexander Rabinowitch
"We have an awful lot more to learn about the Russian Revolution."
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After the End of the World: Re-reading the Russian Revolution
Owen Hatherley surveys the Russian Revolution centennial literature.
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Women in Russia Before and After the Revolution
In this long-read, Sheila Rowbotham examines the changing conditions for women before, during, and after the Russian Revolution, as well as the political and social roles played by women during each period.
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Women in Russia Before and After the Revolution (Part II)
In the second part of this long-read, Sheila Rowbotham examines the changing conditions for women before, during, and after the Russian Revolution, as well as the political and social roles played by women during each period.
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“Weren’t We Women First Out on the Streets?": The Incomplete History of 1917
The history of 1917 in Russia requires a full range of voices, and attention to the entire spectrum of human emotions and experiences, within the masses as well as the elites.
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The Centenary of the Russian Revolution and the Repudiation of Debt
In February 1918, the repudiation of the debt by the Soviet government shocked international finance and sparked off unanimous condemnation by the governments of the great powers.
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Audio: Ronald Grigor Suny on Reconsidering Russia
Ronald Grigor Suny discusses the Russian Revolution and its historiography.
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The Black Bolsheviks
The story of the African Blood Brotherhood, which recruited and trained the first generation of Black socialist cadre in the U.S. -
Reflections on the Russian Problem (1944)
No events in human history have given rise to such violent controversy as have revolutions – Isaac Deutscher
