Attlee, Truman and Stalin at Potsdam, Germany, circa 28 July -- 1 August 1945 By Urariano Mota Historical records indicate that the Potsdam Conference took place in Potsdam, Germany (near Berlin), beginning on 17 July 1945. The participants were the victorious Allies of the Second World War, amongst whom Stalin stood out with the glorious Red Army. Now and always is the time to stand firm against all propaganda from capitalist countries: this overwhelming victory of the Red A

A still from the movie Lenin in October, USSR 1937 -- Daily LIFT #2013

Soviet Lenin illustration. Written by Soviet historian Pytor Petrov in Soviet Life in 1969, this is a look at how Lenin's "Letter to American Workers" was smuggled into the United States in the winter of 1918-1919 as the young Soviet Republic fought for its life. (Learn more about the letter at: Lenin's Letter to American Workers written August 20, 1918) Text: A SHIP from Copenhagen docked at one of the piers in New York. Among the passengers who hurried down the gang plank w

"Nikolai Lenin: A sketch made from life for the New York Times by Oscar Cesare in Moscow, November 1922, and autographed by Lenin" -- Daily LIFT #1999

Lenin, image from Soviet poster, 1965 -- Daily LIFT #1992

Lenin centennial stamp design, German Democratic Republic, 1970 -- Daily LIFT #1991

From Soviet Life Magazine, 1969: By Alexander Serafimovich (1863-1949) I OFTEN HEARD Lenin speak at congresses and conferences, and it always struck me that he took less time to make his point than those who preceded or came after him. But the impact of what he said was tremendous. I met Lenin personally only once, at his home. Of this visit shall now speak. My doorbell rang late one afternoon and a man said, “ Comrade Lenin sent a car for you." In about five minutes I was in

Statue of Lenin at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station, 1969 -- Daily LIFT #1985

Lenin working in his Kremlin office, October 16, 1918, Moscow -- An iconic Otsup photograph. Written by Pyotr Otsup, a famed Soviet photographer, in 1969, this is a look at his attempts to photograph Lenin over the years, including taking the iconic photo of Lenin reading Pravda at his desk. See the end of the piece for a brief biography of Otsup. Text: I SAW Vladimir Ilyich for the first time on October 28 (November 10) 1917. He was walking fast down the corridor of the Smol

Cuban youth marching on April 3, 2026 The Workers Party of Ireland extends warm revolutionary solidarity to the Cuban people, their Communist Party and their revolutionary process, which for more than six decades has stood as a living example of socialist construction under the most aggressive conditions of imperialist hostility. Cuba’s struggle is not symbolic, it is concrete and rooted in the struggle between a sovereign socialist country and the global capitalist system th

Vladimir Lenin at a subbotnik in the Kremlin, May 1, 1920, painting, Mikhail Sokolov, USSR 1936 -- Daily LIFT #1964 To learn more about Lenin at the subbotnik see: Three reminiscences of Lenin

Lenin Reading a Book, Pyotr Vasilyev, USSR 1972 -- Daily LIFT #1963

Lenin and Krupskaya in Gorky, late summer 1922 From the Soviet Sputnik Magazine, June 1969: Among reminiscences of Lenin appearing in the Press for the first time in connection with the approaching centenary of his birth, are what Lenin's wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya, called "My Answers to a Questionnaire from the Brain Institute in 1935". The questionnaire itself has been lost, but the questions can be reconstructed from the answers: He walked rapidly, without ever swaying or sw

Glory to the Soviet Army!, postcard illustration, USSR 1978 -- Daily LIFT #1952

Lenin Reading Pravda, oil on canvas Vsevolod Medvedev (1912-1985), USSR 1965 From The Workers Monthly Magazine in April, 1926 this is a translation of an article by V. I. Lenin from 1905. The translation is interesting as it is somewhat different from other translations of the same article and it has a different title as it is elsewhere often called something along the lines of Party Organisation and Party Literature: THE socialist proletariat must consider the basic principl

USSR postage stamp, 1965, "Marxism-Leninism - an eternally living revolutionary doctrine." -- Daily LIFT #1932

V. I. Lenin meets with members of the Executive Committee of the IV Congress of the Comintern (Marcel Cachin, Clara Zetkin, Bela Kun, Sen Katayama), painting, E. Shirokov, USSR 1976 -- Daily LIFT #1930

Street barricades in Dublin during the 1916 Easter Uprising -- public domain image Easter Oration: Workers Party of Ireland, 5 th April 2026 Comrades and friends, The ideals of Easter 1916 Every year our Party, the Workers Party, commemorates the Easter Rising of 1916. This is far more than simply tradition. Today, we gather not only to remember the past. It is also about looking forward. The Easter Rising of 1916 occupies a unique place in our history: a moment whose politi

Vietnamese stamp for the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution featuring Ho Chi Minh and Lenin -- Daily LIFT #1915

An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford, March 2026 -- public domain image By D. Raja, General Secretary, Communist Party of India Fourteen months into his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has overseen a dramatic expansion of American military operations across several regions of the world. In this short span, the United States has carried out strikes or armed operations in at least seven countries including Som