Ed. Note: This article is adapted from Fox Nation's six-part series "The Unauthorized History of Socialism," hosted by Bret Baier. In March 1917, Czar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne amid ...

This essay by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North was originally published on April 22, 2020, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Lenin’s birth. Today marks the 150th ...

WE LIVE in a time of planning -- even of planned history. History planned means history annulled. Moscow now dictates that the revolution of October 1917 had quite different authors and heroes from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about international politics, economics, and development. MOSCOW—Red Square remains one of the globe’s most iconic locales ...

Good short account of how the foundations of Stalinist terror were laid by the policies of Lenin and Trotsky in the early days of the Russian Revolution. Submitted by ...

The people of this country suffer, I’ve always thought, from a general ignorance of history. This is because with vast oceans for borders, and ever-friendly neighbors, and no experience of being ...

A handful of protesters Wednesday picketed Fremont’s Lenin statue, chanting things like “tear it down.” The small demonstration, which was viewed widely via a live-stream from outspoken Donald Trump ...

On August 1, 1924 the first permanent mausoleum of Vladimir Lenin (Ulyanov) was opened to the public. Lenin played a key role in establishing the Soviet state. He served as chairman of the Council of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...