Barbara Allen Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/authors/barbara-allen/ MARXIST ESSAYS AND COMMENTARY Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:19:26 +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 Barbara Allen Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/authors/barbara-allen/ 32 32 22825446 ‘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 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 ‘Soldiers, take power into your own hands!’ https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/14/soldiers-take-power-into-your-own-hands/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/14/soldiers-take-power-into-your-own-hands/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:39:07 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=3501 ‘Your representatives and worker deputies should become the people’s Provisional Revolutionary Government.’ “1917: The View from the Streets” – leaflets of the Russian revolution – #7 100 years ago today, on March 14 (1), 1917, the Social Democratic Interdistrict Committee (Mezhrayonka), supported by the Petersburg Committee of Socialist-Revolutionaries, issued the following appeal to soldiers. At […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/14/soldiers-take-power-into-your-own-hands/feed/ 0 3501 ‘For a general strike against autocracy’ https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/12/for-a-general-strike-against-autocracy/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/12/for-a-general-strike-against-autocracy/#respond Sun, 12 Mar 2017 13:41:34 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=3471 Culmination of the Russian February Revolution “1917: The View from the Streets”: Leaflets of the Russian revolution – #6. 100 years ago today, on March 12 (February 27) 1917, Socialists in Petrograd distributed the following appeal for an insurrectional general strike to bring down tsarism. That day, the culmination of the Russian February revolution, witnessed […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/12/for-a-general-strike-against-autocracy/feed/ 0 3471 Women’s Day in Russia 1917: A day to prepare for victory https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/06/womens-day-in-russia-1917-a-day-to-prepare-for-victory/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/06/womens-day-in-russia-1917-a-day-to-prepare-for-victory/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2017 16:22:20 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=3458 “1917: The View from the Streets” – leaflets of the Russian revolution – #5 A leaflet issued by Russian socialists 100 years ago to honor Working Women’s Day anticipated the revolution that began that day. For a French translation, see Europe Solidaire. One hundred years ago, on or about March 6 (February 21, according to […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2017/03/06/womens-day-in-russia-1917-a-day-to-prepare-for-victory/feed/ 2 3458 ‘For a provisional revolutionary government of workers and poor peasants’ https://johnriddell.com/2017/02/15/for-a-provisional-revolutionary-government-of-workers-and-poor-peasants/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/02/15/for-a-provisional-revolutionary-government-of-workers-and-poor-peasants/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:42:50 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=3253 “1917: The View from the Streets” – leaflets of the Russian revolution – #4. 100 years ago this week, in February 1917, the Bolshevik Petersburg Committee of the Russian Social Democratic Workers’ Party issued the following proclamation as a response to Menshevik appeals to workers to come out in support of the Duma (parliament) on […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2017/02/15/for-a-provisional-revolutionary-government-of-workers-and-poor-peasants/feed/ 0 3253 ‘Only a provisional government can bring freedom and peace’ https://johnriddell.com/2017/02/05/only-a-provisional-government-can-bring-freedom-and-peace/ https://johnriddell.com/2017/02/05/only-a-provisional-government-can-bring-freedom-and-peace/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2017 04:27:23 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=3214 ‘1917: The View from the Streets’ – leaflets of the Russian revolution – #3 100 years ago today, on February 6 (January 24), 1917, a Menshevik-influenced workers’ group within the Central War Industry Committee issued the following appeal for a demonstration calling for a provisional government. The War Industry Committees were set up by Russian […]

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