MEDIA ROOTS – Reporting From Outside Party Lines » lenin http://mediaroots.org Sat, 15 Jul 2023 22:24:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Empire Files: What the Russian Revolution Proved Possible http://mediaroots.org/empire-files-what-the-russian-revolution-proved-possible/ http://mediaroots.org/empire-files-what-the-russian-revolution-proved-possible/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2017 15:34:31 +0000 http://mediaroots.org/?p=9079 Read More]]>

Nov. 7, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the seizure of power by workers and peasants in the Russian Revolution, regarded as the most world-altering event in the history of civilization.

To understand the context of this first socialist experiment, how it happened and what caused the many problems it faced, Abby Martin sits down with Brian Becker, long-time socialist organizer and co-author of the new book “Storming the Gates: How the Russian Revolution Changed the World.”

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