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Sept 11, 2017 This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Without question, that upheaval was the most important event of the 20th century. It was and remains a milestone in humanity’s long struggle for national sovereignty and social justice in this epoch of capitalist imperialism. Soldiers join the revolution in Russia in February 1917 to overthrow the Tsarist monarchy Much will be written in the coming months about the October Revolution, as it was also named, for the pivotal date of October 25 in the old Russian calendar (November 7 in the modern calendar) when a new political power was born. Many detractors will continue to dismiss it as a flawed, totalitarian experiment. Amongst more serious observers, some of what will be written will be informative, but a lot will be less than informative if not downright misleading. Many political and academic careers and reputations have staked claims to the mantle of the Russian Revolution, so the competition to speak in its name can be expected to be strong on the 100th anniversary. This essay attempts an interpretation that is cleared of the ultraleftism which, in this writer’s view, has dominated many 20th century interpretations.
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