Chapaev
8th November 2008, 19:07
The October Revolution was fundamentally different from all preceding revolutions. It overthrew the rule of the capitalists and landlords, established the dictatorship of the proletariat, liquidated capitalism, eliminated the exploitation of one man by another, and abolished social and national oppression. The proletariat was the basic moving force in the revolution.
The Revolution accelerated the course of historical events in the world. They lifted peoples up to struggle for their freedom and independence against oppressors. The Revolution showed the historical role of the working class as the most progressive class force.
The Revolution was a watershed in the development of the national liberation movement. It initiated the crisis of colonialism and opened the epoch of national liberation revolutions. It merged into a single current the struggle of the proletariat and the struggle national oppression. The Revolution had a revolutionary influence on all people. It awakened oppressed peoples, raised the broadest strata of the toiling masses to political life, and helped strengthen the organization of the working class.
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More than 150,000 people are expected to take part in street celebrations of the Bolshevik Revolution on Friday in cities throughout Russia, the Interior Ministry said.
One of the main celebrations will be a sanctioned march in central Moscow from Pushkin Square to the Karl Marx statue outside the Bolshoi Theatre, where a rally will be held. The march, led by Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, was set to start at 5:00 p.m. (14:00 GMT).
Olga Shklyarova, spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry's public order department, said: "Today, representatives of parties and public political movements will be holding around 140 mass events dedicated to the 91st anniversary of the October Revolution. Around 151,000 people are expected to take part."
More than 14,000 police officers will be deployed to ensure the rallies pass peacefully, she said.
The Russian Communist Party published a message on its website from Zyuganov congratulating Russians on the anniversary of the Revolution, and saying the financial crisis has demonstrated the failures of capitalism.
"Today, history itself reminds us of the rightness of the Great Russian Revolution. The system of global capitalism has been seized by a severe economic crisis. This collapse has not passed by Russia, which has been forced to become a part of global capitalism. The authorities' incantations about a 'save haven' and an 'island of stability' turned out to be an empty noise."
"The socialist alternative is insistently knocking at the door, and we will mark the Revolution holiday with optimism under red banners," he said.
The overthrow of the Russian government in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), on October 25, 1917 under the Julian calendar, was an official public holiday in Russia, celebrated on November 7, until Unity Day was introduced in 2005, and celebrated on November 4.
A mass Communist rally is also underway in Ukraine's capital, Kiev. Thousands of supporters of the Communist Party of Ukraine have been gathered on Independence Square since midday, waving banners with slogans such as "Down with [President Viktor] Yushchenko and the Oligarchs!"
A much smaller rival rally has been taking place across the square, led by the nationalist Freedom party, waving blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flags. A police cordon separates the groups.
The Revolution accelerated the course of historical events in the world. They lifted peoples up to struggle for their freedom and independence against oppressors. The Revolution showed the historical role of the working class as the most progressive class force.
The Revolution was a watershed in the development of the national liberation movement. It initiated the crisis of colonialism and opened the epoch of national liberation revolutions. It merged into a single current the struggle of the proletariat and the struggle national oppression. The Revolution had a revolutionary influence on all people. It awakened oppressed peoples, raised the broadest strata of the toiling masses to political life, and helped strengthen the organization of the working class.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081107/118191334.html
More than 150,000 people are expected to take part in street celebrations of the Bolshevik Revolution on Friday in cities throughout Russia, the Interior Ministry said.
One of the main celebrations will be a sanctioned march in central Moscow from Pushkin Square to the Karl Marx statue outside the Bolshoi Theatre, where a rally will be held. The march, led by Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, was set to start at 5:00 p.m. (14:00 GMT).
Olga Shklyarova, spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry's public order department, said: "Today, representatives of parties and public political movements will be holding around 140 mass events dedicated to the 91st anniversary of the October Revolution. Around 151,000 people are expected to take part."
More than 14,000 police officers will be deployed to ensure the rallies pass peacefully, she said.
The Russian Communist Party published a message on its website from Zyuganov congratulating Russians on the anniversary of the Revolution, and saying the financial crisis has demonstrated the failures of capitalism.
"Today, history itself reminds us of the rightness of the Great Russian Revolution. The system of global capitalism has been seized by a severe economic crisis. This collapse has not passed by Russia, which has been forced to become a part of global capitalism. The authorities' incantations about a 'save haven' and an 'island of stability' turned out to be an empty noise."
"The socialist alternative is insistently knocking at the door, and we will mark the Revolution holiday with optimism under red banners," he said.
The overthrow of the Russian government in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), on October 25, 1917 under the Julian calendar, was an official public holiday in Russia, celebrated on November 7, until Unity Day was introduced in 2005, and celebrated on November 4.
A mass Communist rally is also underway in Ukraine's capital, Kiev. Thousands of supporters of the Communist Party of Ukraine have been gathered on Independence Square since midday, waving banners with slogans such as "Down with [President Viktor] Yushchenko and the Oligarchs!"
A much smaller rival rally has been taking place across the square, led by the nationalist Freedom party, waving blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flags. A police cordon separates the groups.