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DESCRIPTION:The Russian Revolution of 1917 is universally recognized as one of the most 
 important events of the twentieth century. We have assembled a group of 
 scholars to examine this world-shaking revolution from different 
 perspectives. Their presentations reflect the speakers own views, not any 
 kind of group consensus of members of the Institute for the Critical Study 
 of Society. This series of events runs for the next seven weeks.\n\nRichard 
 Becker: The Bolsheviks in Power: Three Indispensable Tasks\nABSTRACT: 
 Following the seizure of power, the Bolsheviks were confronted with three 
 immense and immediate tasks: building the new Red Army to defend the Soviet 
 republic against a war of annihilation by the imperialist countries and 
 domestic counter-revolutionaries; addressing a deep economic crisis and 
 widespread hunger; and, reorganizing the left-wing of the world working 
 class movement on a revolutionary basis through the Communist 
 International. How did the Revolution survive against seemingly 
 overwhelming odds?\n\nSharat G.Lin: Centennial Legacies of the Russian 
 Revolution\nABSTRACT: The Russian Revolution remains arguably the single 
 most important event of the past century, casting its legacy on every 
 revolutionary social experiment on the planet, carrying lessons for the 
 struggle for the survival of the revolution, creating an alternative 
 advanced socio-economic model to capitalism, providing an umbrella for 
 national liberation movements to throw off colonialism, shaping the balance 
 of forces to the present day, and setting a pattern of democratic 
 centralism.  Each and every one of these aspects had its triumphs and its 
 flaws.\nSharat G. Lin, PhD is a research fellow at the San José Peace and 
 Justice Center and an advisor to the Initiative for Equality.  He writes 
 and lectures on global political economy, labor migration, the Middle East, 
 South Asia, and public health.\nRelated article:\nSharat G. Lin, "On the 
 Ninetieth Anniversary of the Russian Revolution: Why Socialism Did Not 
 Fail", Monthly Review, 29 October 
 2007\nhttps://mronline.org/2007/10/29/on-the-ninetieth-anniversary-of-the-russian-revolution-why-socialism-did-not-fail/\n\nModerator: 
 Raj Sahai\n\nPresentations will be followed by audience discussion.\n\nOpen 
 to the public  |  Donations welcomed\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/10/14/18803619.php
SUMMARY:Russian Revolution Centennial 1917-2017
LOCATION:Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library\n6501 Telegraph Avenue (near 66th 
 Street)\nOakland, CA 94609
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/10/14/18803619.php
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