{"id":1407,"date":"2024-04-01T13:40:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T11:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolofcommunism.com\/?post_type=talk&#038;p=1407"},"modified":"2024-07-03T19:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:22:33","slug":"the-russian-revolution","status":"publish","type":"talk","link":"https:\/\/schoolofcommunism.com\/es\/talk\/the-russian-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"The Russian Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In&nbsp;1917, the working class in Russia did something that had never been done before. For the first time, capitalism was overthrown and the working class came to power and held on to it, under the leadership of the Bolshevik Party. This monumental event sent shockwaves around the world, igniting the hopes and aspirations of millions of the downtrodden and oppressed. This talk will describe and defend the Russian Revolution, emphasising the wealth of lessons that communists today can draw from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2505\" height=\"1654\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-12645\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolofcommunism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/map-world-rci-world-school-extra-light.svg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull stack-on-tablet--portrait is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column h-animate--from-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull stack-on-tablet--portrait is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column h-animate--from-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group h-animate--from-bottom has-border-color has-foreground-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tWaj857a5Xs?si=npzigO32-A9erEfw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group h-animate--from-bottom has-border-color has-foreground-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r9g43-Fgcdw?si=8vPkzwRvWHyp50w6\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading list<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolshevik.info\/the-russian-revolution-the-meaning-of-october.htm\">The Russian Revolution: The Meaning of October \u2013&nbsp; Alan Woods<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marxist.com\/what-the-russian-revolution-achieved-and-why-it-degenerated.htm\">What the Russian Revolution achieved and why it degenerated \u2013 Alan Woods<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolshevik.info\/trotsky-copenhagen-speech1932.htm\">In Defence of October \u2013 Leon Trotsky<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marxists.org\/archive\/reed\/1919\/10days\/10days\/\"><em>Ten Days that shook the world<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 John Reed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The History of the Russian Revolution to Brest-Litovsk<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp; Leon Trotsky<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marxists.org\/archive\/trotsky\/1918\/hrr\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read online<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wellred-books.com\/the-history-of-the-russian-revolution-to-brest-litovsk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy book<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>History of the Russian Revolution<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Leon Trotsky<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marxists.org\/archive\/trotsky\/1930\/hrr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read online<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wellred-books.com\/history-of-the-russian-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy book<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/57nI5b9BCqID2CZPhy5xvj?si=e0f83edac44b43ad\">The Russian Revolution: the greatest event in history \u2013 Alan Woods<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In&nbsp;1917, the working class in Russia did something that had never been done before. For the first time, capitalism was overthrown and the working class came to power and held on to it, under the leadership of the Bolshevik Party. This monumental event sent shockwaves around the world, igniting the hopes and aspirations of millions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1401,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1407","talk","type-talk","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-day-2-morning-session"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Russian Revolution - WORLD SCHOOL OF COMMUNISM 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/schoolofcommunism.com\/es\/talk\/the-russian-revolution\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Russian Revolution - WORLD SCHOOL OF COMMUNISM 2024\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In&nbsp;1917, the working class in Russia did something that had never been done before. 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