100th Anniversary of the Russian Revolutions(s)

[not-bono-ever]

Bloody hell. I remember it like it was yesterday.

Surprised no one posted this up.

A thread for Russian revolution based anecdotes and bantz

 

[DaveCinzano]

Sorry, I was held up on the Zürich-Sassnitz express

 

[seventh bullet]

Remember it's the big day on the 7th November.

 

[not-bono-ever]

April at the Finland station- so many significant dates popping up this year

 

[The39thStep]

Cue a full Autumn schedule of public meetings on lessons that can be learnt from it.

 

[chilango]

Yeah but how will Corbyn commemorate it? The workers' mvement waits with baited breath.

 

[seventh bullet]

Proletarian Democracy will be holding a special festival this year.

 

[chilango]

Proletarian Democracy will be holding a special festival this year.

A festival of ideas of course.

 

[seventh bullet]

A bouncy Winter Palace for the little cadres to storm.

 

[chilango]

Paul Mason on why Linked In could be today's Soviets.

 

[JimW]

Buzzfeed expose on how RUSSIANS influenced the outcome of the Russian Revolution.

 

[krtek a houby]

Watched that Nicholas and Alexandra film again recently. Some great thesps in it.

 

[Pickman's model]

The Bolsheviks are re-forming for an anniversary tour, featuring all your auld favourites like 'war communism', 'red terror' and 'new economic policy' - a greatest hits album, including the great Uncle Joe track 'dizzy (with success)' is scheduled for release in the coming weeks

 

[chilango]

The Bolsheviks are re-forming for an anniversary tour, featuring all your auld favourites like 'war communism', 'red terror' and 'new economic policy' - a greatest hits album, including the great Uncle Joe track 'dizzy (with success)' is scheduled for release in the coming weeks

Is it the original line up with Trotsky?

 

[Pickman's model]

Is it the original line up with Trotsky?

I understand the tracks have been remixed from the original tapes but without trotsky's backing vocals, to give what is supposed to be the authentic Bolshevik sound without any menshevik nonsense

 

[not-bono-ever]

I understand the tracks have been remixed from the original tapes but without trotsky's backing vocals, to give what is supposed to be the authentic Bolshevik sound without any menshevik nonsense

Supported by old hippies ,"Prince" Georgy Lvov and The Provisional Goverment , although i hear it is their farewell tour

eta. looks like georgy has the flu and backup crooner "Big" Al Kerensky will be taking his place

 

[Pickman's model]

Supported by old hippies ,Georgy Lvov and The Provisional Goverment , although i hear it is their farewell tour

They wanted the ungern-sternberg band but negotiations fell through.

 

[not-bono-ever]

i think his stage show would have been a bit risque

 

[imposs1904]

Don't forget the trained seal, people.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Or was that earlier?

 

[The39thStep]

The Bolsheviks are re-forming for an anniversary tour, featuring all your auld favourites like 'war communism', 'red terror' and 'new economic policy' - a greatest hits album, including the great Uncle Joe track 'dizzy (with success)' is scheduled for release in the coming weeks

Hope they do a cover of that Girls Aloud track Kronstadt

 

[not-bono-ever]

anyway, on the 17th July, it will be 99 years since the Czar was put out of his misery. I am sure there is some weak musical pun that can be made from the 99 link

 

[Pickman's model]

Hope they do a cover of that Girls Aloud track Kronstadt

not to mention kraftwerk's 'white sea - baltic canal'

 

[seventh bullet]

Not one of the best cigarettes I've smoked.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Don't forget the trained seal

Kievan Walrus', if you please

 

[imposs1904]

Kievan Walrus', if you please

From possibly one of the unfunniest books I've ever picked up:

 

[DaveCinzano]

From possibly one of the unfunniest books I've ever picked up

Oi - some of my best work is in that book

 

[imposs1904]

Oi - some of my best work is in that book

erm, I'll get my coat.

 

[Idris2002]

Did you really do the jokes for that one, DaveCinzano ?

More Russian Revo themed fun:

Who are you in 1917 Russia? | Arzamas

A political compass we can all get behind. Take the test and find out who you are in Russia '17 (I'm a Left SR, apparently).

 

[Athos]

A bouncy Winter Palace for the little cadres to storm.

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