Tag: 1917 Russian Revolution

NOVANEWS posted by Morning Star in Features Russian Revolution Centenary Committee co-chair RALPH GIBSON reports on the many unique events lined up to mark the revolution in the coming months IT’S already clear that the centenary of the 1917 Russian Revolution has captured the interest and imagination of a vast range of organisations and institutions across Britain. The momentum is only likely to increase as the year progresses towards the key date of November 7, or October 25 according to the Julian calendar used in Russia at that time — hence the “Great October Socialist Revolution.” The Russian Revolution Centenary Committee (RRCC) continues to draw in individuals and organisations planning to mark this epoch-changing event, as well as working on its own major one-day celeb...