“We tried to present it as if everyone during the Russian Revolution had a Twitter account. by Project1917 on Friday, February 17, 2017 Nicholas II and George V (to whom Nicholas has written a letter today): So something like 1917 is an uncomfortable fact that doesn’t fit in with that.” “They are trying to construct a narrative of uninterrupted power and stability. “The Russian government won’t mark the 100th anniversary,” said Sam Greene, Director of the Russia Institute at King’s College London. That’s because 1917 is an awkward year in history for the Kremlin, especially President Vladimir Putin, who oozes nostalgia for the glory days of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union but would rather not remind his people of the power of dissent. Petersburg have been quiet all week – there are no plans for the kind of parade or flyby put on for World War II commemorations, and certainly no president around to pay his respects to the fallen. One hundred years ago on Wednesday, a food shortage in Russia triggered riots on the streets of the capital Petrograd and kicked off the Russian Revolution, a chain of events that would change the course of world history.īut those very same streets in what is now St.
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