The Russian Revolution and Pan African revolutionary traditions
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Sankara
Horace G. Campbell
All over Africa the conditions exist for revolution. But there is urgency to clarify the ideas, organization and leadership necessary for the African Revolution. The Russian Revolution of 100 years ago provides important lessons for African Revolutionaries in their quest to dismantle oppression and build just societies today.
On November 7, 2017, the world celebrated 100 years of the Bolshevik Revolution. The Revolution took place in the midst of the First Imperialist War of 1914-1918 on November 7, 1917. This war was one where the colonial powers fought over the re-division of the world. W. E B. Du Bois had succinctly outlined the feature of the imperial scramble when he wrote on the African Roots of War. This text prec...