the bolsheviks keep their weapons. russia is gradually deaker risk of flying itself no more respect i'm leaving the no via she's a newspaper planning my play mystery bull. can eat your pineapples chew on your grouse your last day is coming you borzois laos. this couplet has become my favorite saying. the revolutionary leaders argued their case to the masses. all power to the councils. the heritage and the palaces are being evacuated it suicide it's an expression of the panic that has seized our entire terrified society in the face of the specter of bolshevism. lenin was engaged in an argument with his own party the bolsheviks armed revolt yes or no if so when and how. everyone is trying to organize a strong government but civil war is inevitable. it's terrible. it was clear by now that the bolshevik coup was imminent. lenin openly supports this program as if it were planned the papers hasten to inform us that the government is about to arrest him what an image. corinthian his feet will group of followers calling out to

the bolsheviks keep their weapons. but russia is gradually deaker risk of dying itself no more respect i'm leaving the no via she's a newspaper claiming my place mystery believe. eat your pineapples chew on your grouse your last day is coming you course while laos. this couplet has become my favorite saying. the revolutionary leaders argued their case to the masses. all power to the councils. the heritage and the palaces are being evacuated it suicide it's an expression of the panic that has seized our entire terrified society in the face of the specter of bolshevism. lenin was engaged in an argument with his own party the bolsheviks armed revolt yes or no if so when and how. everyone is trying to organize a strong government but civil war is inevitable. it's terrible. it was clear by now that the bolshevik coup was imminent. lenin openly supports this program as if it were planned. the papers hasten to inform us that the government is about to arrest him. what an image. and his feeble group of followers calling out to

defections from the military at this point to the bolsheviks because the bolsheviks were promising the end of the war and they supported the bolsheviks all through the february revolution until the culmination with the october revolution and without that crucial military support i'm not talking officers i'm talking the rank and file soldiers particularly in the navy the kronstadt sailors the aurora and so on they were crucial to to being able to take power on the streets and hold government buildings. is the ideology is violence and bedded in the ideology or is just a political tool to make to keep to maintain power because he you know i think there conflicting trends are there this is an idealistic movement a lot of things that you know that we heard in the one thousand century in the socialist labor movement here but once it comes to pass when you come to power you don't want to let it go and you have to you know for the good of the. people or the good of the party or the good of the ideology i think that's also in the civil war but once once they had a foothold they would do anythin

because the bolsheviks were promising the end of the war and they supported the bolsheviks all through the february revolution until the culmination with the october revolution and without that crucial military support i'm not talking officers i'm talking the rank and file soldiers particularly in the navy the kronstadt sailors the aurora and so on they were crucial to to being able to take power on the streets and hold government buildings. is the ideology is violence and bedded in the ideology or is just the political tool to make to keep to maintain power because he you know i think there conflicting trends are there this is an idealistic movement a lot of things that you know that we heard in the one thousand century in the socialist labor movement here but once it comes to pass when you come to power you don't want to let it go and you have to you know for the good of the people or the good of the party or the good of the ideology and i think that's also a look at the civil war but once once they had a foothold they would do anything it took to keep it well i would say that violen

this had been a coup, one party, the bolsheviks had seized power in russia.day is the state hermitage museum and to mark the centenary of the revolution they are put on display a portrait previously hidden away. this is saar alexander ii. russian revolutionaries stabbed their bayonets into his face when they ran in. it was a sign of the hatred for the old russia. it is only a painting, just oil and canvas, but to me it conveys the drama of 1917 so powerfully, as if russia is warning the world of the damage revolution can do. we are giving lessons, many of them are what you should not do. but this is the historical mission of russia, we protect the world from mistakes and sometimes we take them on ourselves. the bolsheviks promised a very different kind of world and here was the perfect symbol. soon after the revolution, this man's great grandfather leon invented and instrument that used electromagnetic waves both vladimir lenin was captivated by it. but it would also come to symbolise the tragedy of russia's revolution. during the terror of stalin, the invent

the provisional government outlaws the bolsheviks and had hundreds arrested. for my part i found july's dress rehearsal depressing this coincided with my general disappointment in the revolution and my deep regret about joining company with people who are entirely alien to me. so i decided not to yield to gorky's attempts at persuasion but to leave no via she's in for good and return to my independent solitude. there are no printing works no paper no typesetters and no printers it's extremely expensive to get anything printed. i have often seen st petersburg in summer. but never has it looked as grey and dirty and slovenly as it does now. idle soldiers stagger about in droves spitting sunflower seeds. daily life now centers on worries about finding our daily bread we too are on starvation rationed. here's the latest our troops flee the front clearing the way for the germans. the loyal ones die the officers die in vast numbers but the soldiers flee and the germans pour through the gates after the fleeing masses. the july offensive failed one contributing factor

and they were sure it was a popular revolution the bolsheviks came to power. on a wave of revolution is what for russia revolutionary movement or a bolshevik revolution or removed what were. revolutionary. majority when they seize power but they were very strong minority and they actually had a majority or they had majority in the in the urban areas so the point is that the it wasn't just the post or insurrection and russia there was a revolution and the bolsheviks were the beneficiary of it and the part this revolution rocks but it was too you know not to just bring to power a particular group of people it was all in a rematch in the future you know trying to find.

this was a coup — one party, the bolsheviks, had seized power in russia.day is the state hermitage museum. to mark the centenary of the revolution they have put on display a portrait, previously hidden away. this is tsar alexander ii. russian revolutionaries stabbed their bayonets into his face when they ran in. it was a sign of their hatred for the old russia. it is only a painting, just oil on canvas — but to me it conveys the drama of 1917 so powerfully. as if russia is warning the world of the damage revolution can do. we are giving lessons. most of them, many of them are what you shouldn't do. but this is the historical mission of russia, we protect the world from mistakes and may, sometimes, calamitously take them on ourselves. the bolsheviks promised a very different kind of world. and here was the perfect symbol. soon after the revolution, petr theremin‘s uncle leon theremin invented an instrument that used electromagnetic waves. the father of the revolution, vladimir lenin, was captivated. but the theremin would also come to symbolise the russian

controlling the main streets around the kremlin while in the ben capitals in petersburg the anti bolshevik presses shut down for three months with fake news. you may be wondering why we're talking about the october revolution in november that's because soviet russia adopted a new calendar after the bolsheviks took power on the twenty fifth of october nine hundred seventeen that is november the seventh according to the gregorian calendar used by most of the world here's a short recap of what happened in russia back then. it's october one thousand nine hundred seventeen and russia is fast approaching one of the most radical turning points in its history the country had been turned upside down by the february revolution and exhausted by the first world war the whole country floundered in a cold and of anarchy enormous russia bearing the new world writhed in pain tsar nicholas the second living in exile in siberia with his family following his abdication seven months ago the provisional government occupying the russian monex main residency the winter palace moderately liberal and aiming to cre

the bolsheviks promises essentially boiled down to this power to the soviets peace to nations lands of peasants and bread to the hundred it took them just two days to come to power on october twenty fourth and twenty fifth place which receives post offices the railway stations the state bank the port and other strategic locations across the city at a quarter to ten pm a blank shot fired from cruise aurora signaling the start of the storming of the winter palace by two am on the twenty sixth of october the revolutionaries occupied it and arrested the provisional government the new bolshevik government was formed with lenin at the helm. but i mean you can see some of the actual images from the time after he's been working with brazilian artist marina who pixel by pixel has painstakingly brought color to these archive photos from the one nine hundred seventy and it would be really interesting opportunity for me to to learn about what happened in russia in the first century every photograph goes into a process of research before i begin to colorize there may no be jack's search is importan

the bolsheviks promises essentially boiled down to this power to the soviets piece to nations lands and has and bred to the hundred it took them just two days to come to power on october twenty fourth and twenty fifth they swiftly see post offices the railway stations the state bank the port and other strategic locations across the city at a quarter to ten pm a blank shot fired from cruise aurora signaling the stars of the storming of the winter palace by two am on the twenty sixth of october the revolutionaries occupied it and arrested the provisional government the new bolshevik government was formed with lenin at the helm. in get him a date had led by taking out his online project reconstruction is chris. in russian history at nine hundred seventeen. to go. with the lawmakers manufacture consent to stink of public wealth. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the financial merry go round if suddenly the one percent. we can all middle of the room signal. to leave room for the real news. we all willingly accepted the risk of being shot wounded taken prisoner but noone has si

sixth of october the revolutionaries occupied it and arrested the provisional government the new bolshevik government was formed with lenin at the helm. ok well let's turn to other news now in the catalonia crisis is making itself felt in belgium tonight because supporters of spanish unity have taken to the streets of brussels to oppose a gathering of separatists cattle and politicians mayors from a number of cattle and towns are there to voice support for their the post colleagues the regions government was sacked after declaring independence from spain at the end of october it's extra leader and four ministers then fled to belgium where they are now facing extradition proceedings eight other politicians from the rest of region are also being held in detention in madrid the arrests have triggered widespread anger in catalonia the former leader colors to push them on the has been among those addressing the pro independence politicians in brussels. hundreds of anti donald trump protesters meanwhile are out in force in the south korean capital to show their disapproval of the american presid

and that's where the bolsheviks and vladimir lenin mean. it must be explained to the masses that the soviet to work his deputies is the only possible form of revolutionary government and place power in the hands of the proletariat and the forest structure as usual. the bolsheviks promises essentially boiled down to this power to the soviets peace to nations lands of peasants and bread the hundred it took them just two days to come to power on october twenty fourth and twenty fifth they swiftly see post offices key railway stations the state bank the court and other strategic locations across the city at a quarter to ten pm a blank shot fired from cruise aurora signaling the stars of the storming of the winter palace by two am on the twenty sixth of october the revolutionaries occupied it and arrested the provisional government the new bolshevik government was formed with lenin at the helm. for a more detailed look checkout off he is online project to re constructing this critical chapter of russian history at nineteen seventeen dog eat dog.

twenty sixth of october revolutionaries occupied and arrested the provisional government the new bolshevik government was formed with lenin at the helm. but show you check out that fantastic historical project on all twitter you can also of course find more anyone and you stories on our social media online as well we're back again at seven am moscow time for the latest headlines for you that. one hundred years ago russia was consumed by revolution and unprecedented violence is not an understatement to say the russian revolution or bolshevik could a car was a defining moment of the twentieth century how did it change russian. oh and welcome to world of parties three years after the russian of violence in ukraine the conflict still remains a battle of identity for kiev but not so much for moscow or brussels increasingly preoccupied by their own internal challenges both russia and the european union that would much rather leave ukraine to its own devices can it survive in such a geopolitical limbo no longer with the east north with the west to discuss that i'm now joined by our former vice ch

october revolution in november well it's because soviet russia adopted a new calendar after the bolsheviks took power on the twenty fifth of october one nine hundred seventeen which is november the seventh according to the gregorian calendar it used in most of the world you can follow a revolutionary times account on twitter to see in real time however some ravelled one hundred years ago today among the latest developments on this timeline the bolsheviks already taken control of the bridge connecting the residence of the country's leadership they already control all working class areas in the capital in next for your short recap of what happened in russia back in one nine hundred seventy. it's october one thousand nine hundred seventeen and russia is fast approaching one of the most radical turning points in its history the country had been turned upside down by the february revolution and exhausted by the first world war the whole country floundered in a cold and of anarchy enormous russia bearing the new world dr payne tsar nicholas the second living in exile in siberia with his family f

the bolshevik party. except that it was not really a party. not in other words an organization intended to making progress in the existing day. it was a sect, by most definitions. it was a faith-based group in constant with the world, with volunteer embassies contingent on personal conversion and a strong sense of ethical austerity. beyond the condition for joining with a condition states, was a total destruction of the existing order of things.accompanied by a bloodied range of the strong. and to quote from internationality, those who mean to become nothing become everything. in short order by a collective this salvation led to a described state of absolute perfection. and in most statistics, the court members were young men. who had abandoned their fathers, mothers, wives, children, sisters and yes, their own life. joining a charismatic leader who represented the system. >> lenin's nickname was the old one. x women made up a very small proportion of the membership and performed important auxiliary roles as model moderates. one of the top bol

sixth of october the revolutionaries occupied it and arrested the provisional government the new bolshevik government was formed with lenin at the helm. well the nine hundred seventeen revolution is also being remembered outside of russia. an improvised parade was held earlier on tuesday in lynn here their soviet era vehicles to take part in a reenactment of the revolution regiment stationed in petrograd with communist flags and photos of the store called the. ok well let's return to the present because the catalonia crisis is making itself felt in belgium at the moment supporters of spanish unity have taken to the streets of brussels to oppose a gathering of separatist cathal and politicians mez from a number of cattle and savoy support for their deposed colleagues the region's government is sacked after declaring independence from spain at the end of october it's ex leader and four ministers then fled to belgium where they are now facing extradition proceedings eight other politicians in the restive region are also being held in detention in the treat us have triggered widespread anger i

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no turban one hundred seventeen the bolsheviks led by vladimir lenin seized power and set out to build the most equitable society on of the fall on the other countries followed russia's example but so far the recipe for universal happiness remains of use if people are still searching to this day. you could be. fairly easy a lot of wish only bad you need got up. can we even remember the events of a century ago and if so why is that we went out in search of people who view russia's nine hundred seventeen revolution as a global event. festival we went to visit a leftwing ideologist and famous french philosopher. so. maybe it's not supposed to know that your books focused on the bust of teeth. and the. difficult for me to address. the what is your but jiko pretty cheeky feet as if to pose. yeah. gone to. mona require. a little push on to do do do do do do do you know. don't you. ok for. many. dating is but it's a committed communist and a millionaire he's from the swedish town of barrack where he's a local celebrity. books books and he. does all. the end that almost the same idea for me on

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many of the mensheviks and bolshevik and social revolutionary party leaders had been banished to siberia or were living in exile like money so the insurgents began to organize themselves. unlike summed up and describe the events of february the twenty eighth. maybe this is a revolution we were drinking coffee when my daughter daniel leaned out the window and to our great consternation exclaimed that there were cars with red flags all the way from threatening prospect bridge. accompanied by a yelling crowd. at first we felt stunned and scared by the news but by midday we had grown used to the revolutionary motorcades. soldiers ordered drivers to get out shoot into the air. then get back in and drive off a lot of cars with red banners head towards the duma. in the very first days of the revolution i wrote the poetic chronicle revolution gave lectures the bolsheviks of art went with the cars to the duma. in the space of just a few days the old order collapsed the. insurgents besieged the duma demanded a handover of power and the abdication of the czar. the same old bunch of officers are sti

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in october the bolsheviks came to power what happened in between. there are plenty of history books but i want to know how artists experience the revolution first hand accounts first hand history. there are the diaries of sanity to give us a poet surrounded by scandal and a woman of influence her salon was legendary in st petersburg she became a chronicler of the revolution. it would be good to be blind and deaf show no interest at all and write poems about eternity and beauty. if only i could. what do the memoirs of the painter and art critic onyx on carbon.

revolutionary seized power in russia one of the defining moments of the twentieth century the bolshevik takeover of november seventh nineteen seventeen was masterminded by vladimir only of each or young known as lenin the communist party leader began preparing for revolution during his years in exile in western europe the russian monarchy was eventually replaced by the soviet union but lennon's vision of a classless society soon gave way to a totalitarian state one hundred years later what is the legacy of a communist dream that's the focus of a new series starting today on d w news and our first episode looks at the legacy lennon left behind. the spirit of lennon flooders with the communist flags in a park in st petersburg a dozen young men and women are celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the october revolution paying tribute to an era they've only read about they'd like to turn back the clock. the absence of the soviet union is only temporary the russian tricolor won't be for long communist facts will fly again. even though our country has taken a giant step backward i'm sur

army felt presents a critical history beginning with the bolshevik revolution up to the construction of the berlin wall. this half-hour film was nominated for a 1963 short subject documentary for academy award. ♪

it's a hundred years since the bolsheviks on the wind. one of the key events in the russian revolution that's a woman in world history it's been described by historians as the birth of the soviet union. reports from long days in the centenary has been largely overlooked by russia's current leadership. old habits die hard in st petersburg events marking the bolshevik revolution sent ten or at least something of the old celebrates reactions to the anniversary was how to quit the soviet times a day of pomp and ceremony but these days russia. was a thing it was. after a while you start to re-examine these events and there is no unequivocal opinion on it is too complicated too many things are connected with it. at school we were told one thing then there was more information and we learnt the other side nothing is ever black and white there are ten different shades this unease goes all the way to the top. we see how ambiguous its results were how closely the negative and we must acknowledge the positive consequences of those events are intertw

no turban one hundred seventeen the bolsheviks led by vladimir lenin seized power and set out to build the most equitable society on of the fall on the other countries followed russia's example but so far the recipe for universal happiness remains of use if people are still searching to this day. you could be just in the boat in a fairly easy lot of woosh only by did it got up when we were shown to treat. can we even remember the events of a century ago and if so why is that we went out in search of people who view russia's nine hundred seventeen revolution as a global event. first of all we went to visit a leftwing ideologist and famous french philosopher. so. maybe it's not a surprise you know that your books focused on the bust of teeth. and. it's difficult for me to address. the words you idiot but jiko pretty cheeky feet as if to pose. yeah let's go on to produce from the top of. your post ben clearly prove beyond a reasonable mona but a little present in a push should be did you know what to do to you know. to don't hear the. does it. eliot i am that met. only i'm leaking it. ok

this had been a coup, one party, the bolsheviks had seized power in russia.ut on display a portrait previously hidden away. this is saar alexander ii. russian revolutionaries stabbed their bayonet5 into his face when they ran in. it was a sign of the hatred for the old russia. it is only a painting, ju5t oil and canvas, but to me it conveys the drama of 1917 so powerfully, as if russia is warning the world of the damage revolution can do. we are giving warning the world of the damage revolutio many :10. we are giving warning the world of the damage revolutio many of we are giving warning the world of the damage revolutio many of them re giving warning the world of the damage revolutio many of them are iving warning the world of the damage revolutic many of them are what you le55on5, many of them are what you should not do. but this is the historical mi55ion should not do. but this is the historical mission of russia, we protect the world from mistakes and sometimes we take them on ourselves. the bolsheviks promised a very different kind of world and here was

the winter palace here in st petersburg was echoing to the sound of revolutionaries boots as the bolsheviks overthrew the governments of the day i'm watching to find out why russia's modern rulers find this a difficult subject. us president of trump has just arrived on the korean peninsula the tension with pyongyang escalates right now trump is meeting with his south korean counterpart in seoul the two leaders are expected to hold a joint news conference later this hour we'll bring you that life. is working to rally international pressure against north korea and its nuclear and missile programs. with various generals. his generals and the situation you know i. think you're. going to if you if you take out you don't work out. you know you want to see what has to work out lived out of so al-jazeera kathy novak is there for us so president trump has been given a very warm welcome in south korea how important is this display of friendship between the two countries cathy. well this is a longstanding alliance of course between the united states and south korea but lately there have been displays

light show is running for several nights at st petersburg's winter palace which the bolsheviks stormed one hundred years ago putin will not be in attendance now for more on how russia is dealing with the legacy of the october revolution a century later we have david leavitt's here with us in the studio from our culture desk. what about the revolutions cultural significance is moscow trying to downplay that too well actually it seems like art is the one area where it's really being explored more closely people are taking a closer look at the aesthetics of the revolution which is perhaps maybe i'd say for a way to look back at that chapter of history through gallery exhibitions and so on now artists actually did play a significant role in the revolution they were helping promote the bolsheviks idea of a new society of new people of this new classless society and we've got some images here from a show at the tretyakov gallery in moscow under the bolsheviks of on guard artists were no longer at the fringes of the revolution got rid of the borzois art world that had been in place and made r

sixth of october the revolutionaries occupied it and arrested the provisional government the new bolshevik government was formed with lenin at the helm. of formal detail though i detailed let's check out our team's online project which. struct in this critical and russian history at nine hundred seventeen dot com. why. not. i. welcome to max kaiser financial survival guide. looking forward to a year that's without. yanks this is what happens to pensions in britain don't let this happen to you watch kaiser report. what politicians do subtly to. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president of israel or somehow want to. have to go right to the prospectus of what the before tree of the boy can't be good good laugh i'm interested always in the waters of owls. question. one hundred years ago russia was consumed by revolution and unprecedented violence is not an understatement to say the russian revolution will also be a coup d'etat which was a defining moment of the twentieth century how did it change russia the. past. finally. eminent perry and herma

sixth of october the revolutionaries occupied it and arrested the provisional government the new bolshevik government was formed with lenin at the helm. for a more detailed look checkout artie's online project reconstructing this critical chapter in russian history at nine hundred seventeen dot r.t. dot com. channel challenges both russia and the european union that would much rather leave ukraine to its own devices can it survive in such a geopolitical limbo no longer than the east and north with the west to discuss that i'm now joined by our high booth former vice chancellor of austria dr bozak it's great to talk to you thank you very much for your time now i know that you're often asked about the issue of european identity european values what it means to be european and that very interesting philosophical question was right at the center of the still is at the center of the ukrainian conflict three years ago one of the proudest started gathering square in kenya if it was formulated roughly like that here is a dark and oppressive russia or here is a bright and shiny european union and i

way across threats to be had today earlier and that made sense given that the anniversary of the bolshevik revolution was one of the most significant events last century only that parade was in celebrating the ninety seven thousand communist upheaval instead of that it was a reenactment of world war two of a military parade from which soviet soldiers went directly to the front lines another more or less official event was scheduled as the ball see it right here on place of revolution at this place it was a concept sunday even in cold hammer and sickle commemorating the revolution but it was interrupted by a bomb threat that's all. so you've got people on the streets. celebrating competing anniversaries one supported by the kremlin the other not as a potential for unrest there. no i don't think so. for a few thousand people who came to this rally today at lane in still seems to leave on as dust of the soviet union is that a member with nostalgia i don't think so of course the security men are high and strong but to their own until now is this really is going on very very peaceful ok well le

seized power in russia one of the defining moments of the twentieth century the bolshevik takeover of november seventh one nine hundred seventeen was masterminded by a flood of blood only on is known as lenin the communist party leader began preparing for revolution during his years in exile in western europe the russian monarchy was eventually replaced by the soviet union but lennon's vision of a classless society soon gave way to a totalitarian state so one hundred years later what is the legacy of the communist dream that's the focus of a new series starting today on d w news the first episode looks at the legacy lennon left behind. the spirit of lennon flooders with the communist flags in a park in st petersburg a dozen young men and women are celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the october revolution paying tribute to an era they've only read about they'd like to turn back the clock. the absence of the soviet union is only temporary the russian tricolor won't be for long communist facts will fly again. even though our country has taken a giant step backward i'm sure the

the bolsheviks promises essentially boiled down to this power to the soviets piece to nations lands of peasants and bread to the hungry it took them just two days to come to power on october twenty fourth and twenty fifth they swiftly seized post offices key railway stations the state bank the port and other strategic locations across the city at a quarter to ten pm a blank shot fired from cruise aurora signaling the stars of the storming of the winter palace biter revolutionaries occupied the new bolshevik government was formed. with lennon at the helm. in the last leg of his asian top donald trump landed in the philippines on sunday but he didn't get the warmest of welcomes on the capital streets. i had to protest against the visit protesters burned u.s. flags and police used water cannon to push the crowd back. from me for now we're back in a just on the half an hour to have more news from around the world stay with us you know. i fear that we may see the iranians taking the first steps towards restarting a new program which will only further ratchet up tensions and their increased

are only hinted at in these shaky images when the conflict was over the bolsheviks emerged victorious and ukraine was incorporated into the soviet union the dream of democracy and autonomy was over for decades now the statues of lenin are gone and ukraine wants to shed its communist past by law. it is the grandson of a former ukrainian communist party leader he'd like to see the revolution officially celebrated in kiev once again. the october revolution gave the world a new form of civilization that is one thing second the october revolution created the state of ukraine. it did not exist before october one thousand nine hundred seventeen. that's a view of history not shared at the museum. historians place a different emphasis on the events that took place one hundred years ago. society now understands that the russian revolution was just one event in the reorganization of the russian empire but that it was carried out under a different flag that of communism. ukraine was not able to accept that on any level. today the october revolution is a distant event for the people of kiev they h