The significance of the Russian Revolution – 100 years on (Video lecture)

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Alan Woods on the significance of the Russian Revolution - 100 years on

Published on Nov 7, 2017

Speaking at the recent October Revolution festival in London (on 20th October 2017), held to celebrate the centenary of the 1917 Russian Revolution, Alan Woods - author of "Bolshevism: the Road to Revolution" - discusses the significance of the Revolution, 100 years on. Alan answers the lies, myths, and distortions frequently made against the October Revolution, and explains how Lenin and the Bolsheviks were really able to lead the Russian workers and peasants to power. 
ALAN WOODS—Speaking at the recent October Revolution festival in London (on 20th October 2017), held to celebrate the centenary of the 1917 Russian Revolution, Alan Woods – author of “Bolshevism: the Road to Revolution” – discusses the significance of the Revolution, 100 years on. Alan answers the lies, myths, and distortions frequently made against the October Revolution, and explains how Lenin and the Bolsheviks were really able to lead the Russian workers and peasants to power. 

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