Lenin spent much more than he was earning, but also adhered to an ascetic lifestyle. Before the Russian Revolution of 1917 made him the head of a new state, Lenin relied on odd jobs, publications - ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Bolsheviks didn’t just take Russia they dismantled an empire and reshaped history in a matter of months. This video unpacks how Lenin, Trotsky, and the Red Guards seized power through revolution, ...

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 ...

THE gritty reality of the Russian Revolution in the early 20th century has been brought to life thanks to a series of expertly colourised images. Striking pictures show Vladimir Lenin disguised as ...

The Russian Revolution took place across two armed revolts in the space of just months IT is a common assumption that the Russian revolution swept away the Tsarist monarchy and immediately ushered in ...

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 ...