Russian Revolution: 100 Year Anniversary
Hoover Institution
New exhibition at Hoover Institution and Cantor Arts Center marks centenary of 1917 Russian Revolution
How the stain of communism remains on the modern world; James Rosen takes a look back for 'Special Report.'
Michael R. Auslin
The Long-Lasting Impact Of The Russian Revolution
How the stain of communism remains on the modern world; James Rosen takes a look back for 'Special Report.'
Jonathan Daly
Hammer, Sickle, and Soil: The Soviet Drive to Collectivize Agriculture
In Hammer, Sickle, and Soil, Jonathan Daly tells the harrowing story of Stalin’s transformation of millions of family farms throughout the USSR into 250,000 collective farms during the period from 1929 to 1933. History’s biggest experiment in social engineering at the time and the first example of the complete conquest of the bulk of a population by its rulers, the policy was above all intended to bring to Russia Marx’s promised bright future of socialism. In the process, however, it caused widespread peasant unrest, massive relocations, and ultimately led to millions dying in the famine of 1932–33.
Niall Ferguson
The cautionary tale of the Bolshevik revolution
Earlier this marked the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Between 1917 and 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed, the grand total of victims of Communism was between 85 million and 100 million.
Executive producer Paul Gregory
Documentary Film Screening: Women of the Gulag
This new documentary features the personal stories of six women who were political prisoners in Stalin’s Gulag. The premiere will be followed by a discussion with film director, Marianna Yarovskaya, and executive producer, Dr. Paul Gregory.
David Henderson
Caplan on Communism
Before the Russian Revolution of 1917, "socialism" and "communism" were synonyms. Both referred to economic systems in which the government owns the means of production. The two terms diverged in meaning largely as a result of the political theory and practice of Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924).
Stephen Kotkin
Communism’s Bloody Century
A century ago this week, communism took over the Russian empire, the world’s largest state at the time. Leftist movements of various sorts had been common in European politics long before the revolution of Oct. 25, 1917 (which became Nov. 7 in the reformed Russian calendar), but Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks were different. They were not merely fanatical in their convictions but flexible in their tactics—and fortunate in their opponents.
Stephen Kotkin
The anti-market murder cult of Leninism and Stalinism.
Hoover Institution fellow Stephen Kotkin discusses his Wall Street Journal article "Communism’s Bloody Century."
Stephen Kotkin
‘Why the response to the centenary is muted’ – the Russian Revolution and its legacy
One hundred years after the Bolshevik revolt, books by Masha Gessen, Serhii Plokhy, Yuri Slezkine and Stephen Kotkin shed light on Soviet socialism’s birth and death.
Stephen Kotkin
Is The Russian Revolution Over Yet?
One hundred years after Red October, when Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks overthrew the Tsarist autocracy, the revolution is still a difficult subject for modern Russia.
Stephen Kotkin
Is The Russian Revolution Over Yet?
One hundred years after Red October, when Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks overthrew the Tsarist autocracy, the revolution is still a difficult subject for modern Russia.
Stephen Kotkin
The legacy of 100 years of communism: 65 million deaths
One hundred years ago Tuesday, the Bolsheviks’ Big Lie took lethal root in Russia. Vladimir Lenin and his followers commandeered the vast empire and set in motion a breathtakingly cruel experiment in economics and social engineering. Lenin and his followers promised a system that would release the repressed, empower the proletariat against a wealthy bourgeoisie and create a land of abundance and social justice. Communism would bury capitalism.
Robert Service
100 Years Later: Four Books About the 1917 Russian Revolution
One hundred years ago today—November 7, 1917—what began as a celebration of International Women’s Day six months earlier culminated in the radical left government, led by Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party, taking complete power over the vast Russian Empire, nearly one-sixth of all the earth’s land, controlled for three centuries by the Romanov dynasty.
New exhibition at Hoover Institution and Cantor Arts Center marks centenary of 1917 Russian Revolution
Featuring the Hoover Institution
How the stain of communism remains on the modern world; James Rosen takes a look back for 'Special Report.'
The Long-Lasting Impact Of The Russian Revolution
Quoting Michael R. Auslin
How the stain of communism remains on the modern world; James Rosen takes a look back for 'Special Report.'
Hammer, Sickle, and Soil: The Soviet Drive to Collectivize Agriculture
By Jonathan Daly
In Hammer, Sickle, and Soil, Jonathan Daly tells the harrowing story of Stalin’s transformation of millions of family farms throughout the USSR into 250,000 collective farms during the period from 1929 to 1933. History’s biggest experiment in social engineering at the time and the first example of the complete conquest of the bulk of a population by its rulers, the policy was above all intended to bring to Russia Marx’s promised bright future of socialism. In the process, however, it caused widespread peasant unrest, massive relocations, and ultimately led to millions dying in the famine of 1932–33.
The cautionary tale of the Bolshevik revolution
By Niall Ferguson
Earlier this marked the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Between 1917 and 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed, the grand total of victims of Communism was between 85 million and 100 million.
Documentary Film Screening: Women of the Gulag
Executive producer Paul Gregory
This new documentary features the personal stories of six women who were political prisoners in Stalin’s Gulag. The premiere will be followed by a discussion with film director, Marianna Yarovskaya, and executive producer, Dr. Paul Gregory.
Caplan on Communism
By David Henderson
Before the Russian Revolution of 1917, "socialism" and "communism" were synonyms. Both referred to economic systems in which the government owns the means of production. The two terms diverged in meaning largely as a result of the political theory and practice of Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924).
Communism’s Bloody Century
By Stephen Kotkin
A century ago this week, communism took over the Russian empire, the world’s largest state at the time. Leftist movements of various sorts had been common in European politics long before the revolution of Oct. 25, 1917 (which became Nov. 7 in the reformed Russian calendar), but Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks were different. They were not merely fanatical in their convictions but flexible in their tactics—and fortunate in their opponents.
The anti-market murder cult of Leninism and Stalinism.
Interview with Stephen Kotkin
Hoover Institution fellow Stephen Kotkin discusses his Wall Street Journal article "Communism’s Bloody Century."
‘Why the response to the centenary is muted’ – the Russian Revolution and its legacy
Featuring Stephen Kotkin
One hundred years after the Bolshevik revolt, books by Masha Gessen, Serhii Plokhy, Yuri Slezkine and Stephen Kotkin shed light on Soviet socialism’s birth and death.
Is The Russian Revolution Over Yet?
Quoting Stephen Kotkin
One hundred years after Red October, when Vladimir Lenin and his Bolsheviks overthrew the Tsarist autocracy, the revolution is still a difficult subject for modern Russia.
The legacy of 100 years of communism: 65 million deaths
Quoting Stephen Kotkin
One hundred years ago Tuesday, the Bolsheviks’ Big Lie took lethal root in Russia. Vladimir Lenin and his followers commandeered the vast empire and set in motion a breathtakingly cruel experiment in economics and social engineering. Lenin and his followers promised a system that would release the repressed, empower the proletariat against a wealthy bourgeoisie and create a land of abundance and social justice. Communism would bury capitalism.
100 Years Later: Four Books About the 1917 Russian Revolution
Featuring Robert Service
One hundred years ago today—November 7, 1917—what began as a celebration of International Women’s Day six months earlier culminated in the radical left government, led by Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party, taking complete power over the vast Russian Empire, nearly one-sixth of all the earth’s land, controlled for three centuries by the Romanov dynasty.
