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Articles by Project1917 and The Moscow Times

1917, Tweeted: Chronicle of the Russian Revolution (Part 7, April 17-23)

Lenin is rejected by his party. Alexandra Kollontai organizes soldiers’ wives and mothers. The British refuse the Russian royal family.

1917, Tweeted: Chronicle of the Russian Revolution (Part 6, April 4 - 9)

Lenin heads for Petrograd, Trotsky is arrested in Canada and Russia is one of the first countries in the world to let women vote.

1917, Tweeted: Chronicle of the Russian Revolution (Part 5, Feb. 20 - 26)

We meet Leon Bakst’s assistant. The leader of the Mensheviks bets Trotsky won’t last in NYC. The Tsar turns a blind eye to the looming Revolution

1917, Tweeted: Chronicle of the Russian Revolution (Part 4, Feb. 20 - 26)

Gorky tweets about his personal life. Lenin talks business in letters to his lover.

1917, Tweeted: Chronicle of the Russian Revolution (Part 3, Feb. 6 - Feb. 12)

The Moscow Times and Project1917 continue to share the most compelling stories from 1917, the year of the Bolshevik Revolution.

1917, Tweeted: Chronicle of the Russian Revolution (Part 2, Jan. 30- Feb. 4)

Lenin discusses Ukraine with a prisoner of war. British intellectuals including Bertrand Russell sense the enormity of events on the horizon. The atmosphere...

1917, Tweeted: Chronicle of the Russian Revolution (Part 1, Jan. 23-30)

Rasputin's ghost returns, the Empress falls (from her high heels), Picasso finally gets a job.