Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin was a Russian revolutionary and politician who led the October Revolution in 1917, overthrowing the Provisional Government that had been established after the February ...

Several years ago, an American company released unusual lollipops: Cola flavor in the shape of Vladimir Lenin's head. Despite the irony, the candy follows in the footstep of Soviet sweets sold in ...

Join presenter Ken Poppe on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 2:00 pm for the first in a series of occasional lectures at the Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St. One hundred years ago on October 25, ...

A CENTURY ago Russia was on the brink of a revolution that would change the course of the country forever. The Bolsheviks and Vladamir Lenin led the uprising – commonly known as Red October – which ...

Just over 100 years ago, Russian Emperor Nicholas II abdicated his throne and his vast empire ceased to exist, setting off decades of world-shaking change. Yet this year, not a single Russian ...

Churchill Is Still on the Front Line of the Culture War Why Did National Populism Disrupt the Right? Audio By Carbonatix The lessons of their respective legacies are more relevant than ever. Editor’s ...

Some historians speculate that the Easter Rising in Ireland in 1916 helped push Lenin to take action and orchestrate the October Revolution. In 1917, amid the chaos and carnage of World War I, Russia ...

A 1917 telegram sent by Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin has been sold at auction in London for 50,000 pounds ($77,600). The historically significant telegram was sold at Christie's auction house on ...

In the years leading up to the Russian Revolution – perhaps the most important historical event of the 20th century – five British writers were on the scene and sucked into the violence. Closely ...

The Bolsheviks and Vladamir Lenin led the uprising - commonly known as Red October - which overthrew the Tsarist rule at the helm of Russia A CENTURY ago Russia was on the brink of a revolution that ...