| | | | | The ICFI is initiating its commemoration of the centenary of the Russian Revolution of 1917 with a series of online lectures. David North, chairperson of the International Editorial Board of the WSWS, will give the first lecture, "Why Study the Russian Revolution?" The lecture will be streamed on YouTube on Saturday, March 11 at 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Four biweekly lectures will follow. The meetings will be streamed live on YouTube. Register for the lectures and follow the campaign on Facebook to get the latest lecture announcements, discounts on books, and other exclusive content. Learn more >> |
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Why Study the Russian Revolution?
March 11, 5:00 p.m. EST The Russian Revolution of 1917 ranks among the most significant events in world history. One hundred years after the overthrow of the Tsarist autocracy and the coming to power of the Bolshevik Party, the bitter controversy that still surrounds discussion of the revolution testifies to its enduring impact and its intense political relevance. To participate, register for the online lecture series.
World War and Revolution: 1914-1917
April 8, 5:00 p.m. EDT The eruption of World War in August 1914 arose out of deep-rooted contradictions in the capitalist nation state system. The opportunist leaders of the Second International repudiated the principles of international working class solidarity and endorsed the war. Against the background of the global conflagration, Lenin, emerging as the principal leader of the struggle against the betrayal of the Second International, insisted that the catastrophe of imperialist war was setting the stage for the eruption of world socialist revolution. To participate, register for the online lecture series.
Lenin's Return to Russia and the April Theses
6 May, 5:00 p.m. EDT The sudden eruption of the February Revolution occurred while Lenin was living in exile in Switzerland. In his absence, the Bolshevik Party, led by Stalin and Kamenev, advocated support for the new bourgeois Provisional Government and for the continuation of Russia's participation in the world war. This course was bitterly opposed by Lenin, who, after his return to Russia in a "sealed train," launched an extraordinary struggle to reorient the Bolshevik Party toward the overthrow of the capitalist government by the working class. The adoption of the strategy of permanent revolution prepared the ground for the socialist uprising of October. To participate, register for the online lecture series. |
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The Legacy of 1905 and the Strategy of the Russian Revolution
March 25, 5:00 p.m. EDT The 1905 Revolution has entered into history as the "dress rehearsal" for the events of 1917. The lessons of 1905, the first great revolutionary upheaval of the twentieth century, formed the basis for the elaboration of Leon Trotsky's theory of permanent revolution. To participate, register for the online lecture series.
The February Revolution
April 22, 5:00 p.m. EDT The Romanov Dynasty, which had ruled for 300 years, was overthrown within five days by a massive revolutionary movement of the working class in the Russian capital of Petrograd. The violent entry of the masses into the making of history raised the central political question of the relationship between the apparently "spontaneous" outbreak of social revolution and the role of conscious political leadership. To participate, register for the online lecture series. |
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