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Vladimir Ilich Lenin in disguise, Helsinki; August 11th, 1917

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November 3, 2015 | Categories: History, Human History, Images of History, Late Tsarist-Revolutionary Era Russia (1890-1930), Life under siege, Photography, Russian Civil War, Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Stunt Queens, Weird | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Tsar Nicholas II shoveling snow in a park while under captivity in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia; ca. 1917

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October 29, 2014 | Categories: History, Human History, Images of History, Life under siege, Photography, Pursuit of Happiness, Russian Empire, The Drama Of It All, The Politics of Cultural Destruction, Weird | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Shooting of demonstrators in Petrograd, Russia; ca. July 1917

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July Days – clashes between Russian Provisional Government and Bolsheviks. The military attacked the peaceful demonstration and engaged in repression against the Bolsheviks. Lenin went into hiding, while other leaders were arrested. The outcome of the July Days represented a temporary decline in the growth of Bolshevik power and influence in the period before the October Revolution. 716 killed or wounded from demonstrators side, 94 killed or wounded from Government side.

May 28, 2014 | Categories: History, Images of History, The Drama Of It All, The Politics of Cultural Destruction, Weird, World War One | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment