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Once a shrine to Lenin, his birthplace city seeks a new identity

Contemporary touches include a huge photograph of President Vladimir Putin, who visited in 2002.

8 Nov 2017 1:00 AM

This file photo taken in 1917 shows people demonstrating in Moscow during the period of the Russian revolution. It was the year that ended centuries of royal rule, brought two revolutions, ushered in Soviet domination and changed the course of Russian history irrevocably. A century later, the country seems unsure how to treat the tumultuous events of 1917 that saw it hurtle from the abdication of the last tsar Nicholas II to a Communist dictatorship in a matter of months (Photo: AFP)

Tate Modern in London to exhibit visuals on Russian Revolution

The exhibition at the Tate will display an extremely rare poster which proclaims the birth of the Soviet Union.

6 Nov 2017 10:40 AM

Vladimir Lenin (Photo: AP)

The spirit of 1917

Lenin arrived in Petrograd in April 1917 with a slogan on his lips: All power to the soviets.

1 Nov 2017 7:01 PM

Vladimir Lenin

Remembering Red Rosa: The inspiration' behind Lenin?

Germany was transformed on the eve of the November 1918 armistice, largely through direct action by soldiers, sailors...

16 Jan 2019 6:45 PM

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. (Photo: AFP)

The art of propaganda & the politics of cinema

Nazi domination of the German film industry is the supreme example of the usage of films to subserve the fascist...

5 Jan 2019 6:52 PM

Vladimir Lenin (Photo: AP)

Dream of world Communism: Simply a fantasy a century back?

The founding congress of the Third International almost didn't achieve its objective, though.

6 March 2019 7:48 PM

RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale. (Photo: PTI)

Will RSS elevate Dattatreya Hosable to No 2 position?

BJP president Amit Shah is also expected to reach Nagpur Friday night.

9 March 2018 11:41 PM

Adding to the list of statues of leaders being vandalised in various parts of the country, another sculpture of Dr BR Ambedkar was damaged by miscreants in Haridwar. (Photo: ANI)

'Unidentified miscreants' vandalise Ambedkar's statue in Haridwar

Local authorities took cognizance of the situation and within few hours installed a new idol.

9 March 2018 2:49 PM

Statue of Lenin was razed down in Tripura (L), Periyar statue was defaced in Vellore (C), Syama Prasad Mookerjees statue was defaced in Kolkata (R). (Photo: Twitter | PTI | ANI)

Stop this vandalism

The Prime Minister and home minister may have spoken up against such vandalism, but they acted a bit too late.

7 March 2018 7:01 PM

200 yrs later, Karl Marx is still relevant

Karl Marx was a little-known Communist by the name of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

2 May 2018 6:52 PM

Whats next? New Venezuela assembly has vast powers

What's next? New Venezuela assembly has vast powers

Many speculate they will choose Diosdado Cabello, the hard-line leader of the ruling socialist party, as their chairman.

1 Aug 2017 4:47 AM

Vladimir Lenin (Photo: AP)

Flashback 1917: How Lenin seized the moment

News of the February Revolution in 1917 had struck Lenin as a thunderbolt.

19 April 2017 7:01 PM