Russia’s war effort was repeatedly undermined by failures at the top—miscommunication at Tannenberg, insecure radio use, ...

By October 1917, the communist revolution in Russia, which birthed the Soviet Union, had changed the course of the 20th century. Despite the fact that there was a failed revolution attempt in 1905, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - It is 100 years on Wednesday, using Russia's old calendar, since Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in what is now St Petersburg and took power. Not a lot has ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MOSCOW — They played key roles in Russia’s 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, which triggered a civil war that killed millions, devastated the country and redrew its ...

(1) IN DEFENCE OF COUNCIL COMMUNISM. There are so many ideological views conflicting about Russia 1917-1985 that revolutionaries should almost be able to see the nature of modern ideology and ...

MOSCOW (AP) - With its high, thick walls and spiky towers, Moscow's Kremlin may seem like the epitome of an unassailable fortress. The Bolsheviks thought differently. When word reached Moscow that the ...

In September 1917 Russia’s political system, which took shape immediately after the February revolution, was in crisis. Against the backdrop of failing central government institutions and local bodies ...

October 1917 brought not only political but also sexual revolution to Russia, with the early Soviets promoting female emancipation and the end of the traditional family, before a swift return to the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Journalist and author Will Englund discussed the political and economic situation in Russia prior to the 1917 Russian Revolution. Journalist and ...

Russian socialists and their relationship to the war played a key role in setting the stage for revolution in Russia. Lenin, the leader of the radical Bolsheviks, was an outlaw and actually lived in ...