100 years ago Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/100-years-ago/ MARXIST ESSAYS AND COMMENTARY Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:33:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 https://i0.wp.com/johnriddell.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-John-Riddell-Icon-Final-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 100 years ago Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/100-years-ago/ 32 32 22825446 The Baku Congress of 1920 Sounded the Call for the End of Empire https://johnriddell.com/2020/09/30/the-baku-congress-of-1920-sounded-the-call-for-the-end-of-empire/ https://johnriddell.com/2020/09/30/the-baku-congress-of-1920-sounded-the-call-for-the-end-of-empire/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:06:44 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=6167 The following centennial appreciation of the September 1920 Baku Congress of the Peoples of the East first appeared in Jacobin, and is reprinted with permission. By John Riddell: A century ago this month, the new Soviet government summoned anti-colonial revolutionaries from across Asia to a gathering in Baku. The Baku Congress proved to be a […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2020/09/30/the-baku-congress-of-1920-sounded-the-call-for-the-end-of-empire/feed/ 2 6167 Heroic wager: The decision to form the Communist International https://johnriddell.com/2019/03/03/heroic-wager-the-decision-to-form-the-communist-international/ https://johnriddell.com/2019/03/03/heroic-wager-the-decision-to-form-the-communist-international/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2019 14:45:20 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=5246 100 years ago today, on March 4, 1919 This post is Part 2 of a reader’s guide to the proceedings of the Comintern’s founding congress. See also Part 1, “How the Comintern Was Founded.” By John Riddell: Each of the early Comintern gatherings unfolded in a surprising way, but the founding congress was unique in […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2019/03/03/heroic-wager-the-decision-to-form-the-communist-international/feed/ 11 5246 ‘All Power to the Soviets’ – A slogan that launched a revolution https://johnriddell.com/2017/11/28/all-power-to-the-soviets-a-slogan-that-launched-a-revolution/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/11/28/all-power-to-the-soviets-a-slogan-that-launched-a-revolution/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2017 21:05:47 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=4876 The following talk was presented by video to meetings organized by Socialist Alliance in Australia on 7 November 2017. The 30-minute video is available here.  By John Riddell. Tonight we’re going to revisit the Russian revolution by telling the story of a slogan that shaped its outcome, “All power to the soviets.” Before beginning, I […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2017/11/28/all-power-to-the-soviets-a-slogan-that-launched-a-revolution/feed/ 0 4876 ‘Workers and soldiers: Everything is working in our favor’ https://johnriddell.com/2017/07/22/workers-and-soldiers-everything-is-working-in-our-favor/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/07/22/workers-and-soldiers-everything-is-working-in-our-favor/#respond Sat, 22 Jul 2017 14:26:07 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=4369 ‘1917: The view from the streets’ – leaflets of the Russian Revolution #16-17. One hundred years ago this week, the Bolsheviks responded to the ‘July Days’ setback by calling on working people to ignore provocations and expose rightist slanders. This is the last of the “View from the Streets” series. See “Afterword” by Barbara Allen, […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2017/07/22/workers-and-soldiers-everything-is-working-in-our-favor/feed/ 0 4369 The 1917 July Days uprising: Soviet leadership clashes with ranks https://johnriddell.com/2017/07/16/the-1917-july-days-uprising-soviet-leadership-clashes-with-ranks/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/07/16/the-1917-july-days-uprising-soviet-leadership-clashes-with-ranks/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2017 00:25:14 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=4268 ‘1917: The view from the streets’ – leaflets of the Russian Revolution #14-15. One hundred years ago this week, between 16-20 [3-7] July 1917, a protest movement of workers and soldiers in Petrograd was repelled by military and police attacks, with hundreds of casualties. The July Uprising or July Days came about due to the […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2017/07/16/the-1917-july-days-uprising-soviet-leadership-clashes-with-ranks/feed/ 0 4268 A controversial Bolshevik appeal finds an echo in the streets https://johnriddell.com/2017/06/21/a-controversial-bolshevik-appeal-finds-an-echo-in-the-streets/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/06/21/a-controversial-bolshevik-appeal-finds-an-echo-in-the-streets/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:52:11 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=3919 ‘1917: The View from the Streets’ – leaflets of the Russian Revolution #12-13. One hundred years ago today, on June 22 (9) 1917, the Bolshevik Party circulated among Petrograd workers the first proclamation below (drafted by Joseph Stalin). Nine days later, the Bolsheviks’ slogans won mass support at a giant Soviet-called demonstration.  In mid-May, the […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2017/06/21/a-controversial-bolshevik-appeal-finds-an-echo-in-the-streets/feed/ 0 3919 Moderate socialists call for peace – and renewed offensives https://johnriddell.com/2017/05/15/moderate-socialists-call-for-peace-and-renewed-offensives/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/05/15/moderate-socialists-call-for-peace-and-renewed-offensives/#respond Mon, 15 May 2017 09:04:32 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=3742 ‘1917: The view from the streets’ – leaflets of the Russian Revolution #10-11 One hundred years ago, on May 15 (2), 1917, the Executive Committee of the Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies issued two appeals – one to all socialists of the world and the other to all soldiers at the front. In […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2017/05/15/moderate-socialists-call-for-peace-and-renewed-offensives/feed/ 0 3742 April 1917: Lenin’s arrival in Russia https://johnriddell.com/2017/04/16/april-1917-lenins-arrival-in-russia/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/04/16/april-1917-lenins-arrival-in-russia/#comments Sun, 16 Apr 2017 20:50:48 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=3720 A previously untranslated reminiscence by Grigory Zinoviev One hundred years ago today, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin returned to Russia with a small group of revolutionaries aboard the famous ‘sealed train.’ The following reminiscence of this event was written after Lenin’s death in 1924 by Grigory Zinoviev, one of Lenin’s companions on the train. Introduction and translation […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2017/04/16/april-1917-lenins-arrival-in-russia/feed/ 1 3720 Soviets: World’s workers must unite for peace https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/27/soviets-worlds-workers-must-unite-for-peace/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/27/soviets-worlds-workers-must-unite-for-peace/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:37:25 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=3627 “1917: The View from the Streets”: Leaflets of the Russian revolution – #9 One hundred years ago today, on March 27 (14), 1917, the Petrograd Soviet issued the following appeal “To the Peoples of the World,” calling for a restoration of workers’ unity in the cause of peace. The moderate socialists known as Mensheviks who […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/27/soviets-worlds-workers-must-unite-for-peace/feed/ 0 3627 ‘The only guarantee of Polish independence is international solidarity’ https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/16/the-only-guarantee-of-polish-independence-is-international-solidarity/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/16/the-only-guarantee-of-polish-independence-is-international-solidarity/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:48:43 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=3510 Proclamation of Polish socialist workers in Petrograd “1917: The View from the Streets” – leaflets of the Russian revolution – #8 One hundred years ago today, on March 17 (4) 1917, the following appeal calling on Polish workers to support the Russian Revolution and fight for Polish independence was adopted at a rally of Polish […]

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