Category: Anniversary Statements
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The Bolshevik Revolution 106 Years Later: Lessons for Our Movement Today
By Chairwoman Elaine On this day in 1917, the first socialist state in history was established in Russia in what is known as the October Revolution.1 This revolutionary state, the Soviet Union, rapidly developed itself in order to radically transform the lives of millions of people. Housing, employment, healthcare, and childcare became basic rights afforded to…