On this day in 1917 the October Revolution started, marking the rise of the Soviet Union
On this day in 1917 the October Revolution started, marking the rise of the Soviet Union
It changed Russia from a tsarist empire into a global socialist superpower within decades.
Let their courage and vision for a better world inspire us in our own journeys towards a communist world.
the USSR is the greatest achievement in world history
The Soviet Union liberated my great-grandfathers who were resistance thus I owe my existence to them
The Soviet Union saved one of my Great Uncles from a concentration camp. Not quite the same, but I appreciate them none the less.
The ten days that shook the world!
October revolution started in November?
It did according to Gregorian calendar. But the Russians were using the Julian calendar in which it would be the 25th october right now.
I see, that makes sense.
Since the calendar shift was already explained, it may be fun to know that there were two revolutions in Russia in 1917, both named after the wrong month. The February revolution took place in March and the October revolution took place in November. Just as a bit of trivia.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
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Its not over until Chris Christie starts singing.
Raise a glass for the real ones
good!
Hope it happens again very soon!
The revolutionaries of the past are looking down on us with hope. I imagine the entirety of the first communist wave chanting our names in unison.
They've laid the groundwork, let us finish the job!
Lol we know how that ended
In an illegal dismantlement forced by The West with a subsequent capitalist shock therapy in which millions died and even more millions saw their quality of life decline drastically.
I also love how these imbeciles always bring up the fact that USSR dissolved as some kind of gotcha, like see communism doesn't work I'm so intelligent. As if no capitalist regime has ever collapsed due to its internal contradictions. The reality is that every type of system has potential to fail in some way. The question that actually needs to be asked is how well the system functions while it's working as intended.
USSR managed to provide everyone with things like food, housing, education, and healthcare. Nobody in USSR worried that they'd lose their job and end up on the street or that they couldn't retire in dignity. These are basic things that no capitalist regime is able to accomplish today. These are real tangible rights and freedoms that USSR ensured for its people.
and worldwide escalation of violence due to missing counter weight to the usian war industry
Yeah, the October Revolution ended pretty well.
Yep, with a reactionary coup, because a non-capitalist alternative was just too threatening. One of the biggest tragedies of the 20th century, for reasons already briefly detailed in other comments here.
The October revolution? Yeah, we do know how that ended. Or are you talking about how a state that did not yet exist at the time ended close to 80 years later, when the revolutionaries themselves were all dead and buried? Cause if we are bringing all subsequent generations into this I guess we all know that it simply did not end.
Absolutely glorious.
