Joint Statement on the 108th Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, November 24, 2005 The Communist and Workers’ Parties signing this Joint Statement wish, among other means, to honour the October Revolution, which illuminated the strength of the revolutionary class struggle — the power of the exploited and oppressed — when they surge to the forefront and turn the wheel of history forward, towards social emancipation. It was a Revolution inseparably linked wit

Soviet City of the Future, illustration, E. Serov, USSR 1985 -- Daily LIFT #1802

From all walks of life: Deputies to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, 1947, Olga Belousova, a factory worker, and Lieutenant General Josef Kotin.-- Daily LIFT#1780

Pasha Angelina (right) famed hero tractor driver of the Ukrainian SSR in the 1930s helped to teach tractor driving skills to countless collective farm workers and to popularize tractor skill education for women collective farmers across the USSR -- Daily LIFT #1797

Gagarin in 1961 From the Soviet Press, November 1961: Yuri Gagarin, known to people the world over as the first man to venture into space, was elected a delegate to the Party Congress from the Leningrad District of Moscow by acclamation. The 27-year old cosmonaut is a newcomer to the Party, having applied for membership a year ago when he was training for his pioneering flight. At that time he wrote, "I ask to be enrolled in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It is my w

The Workers Party of Ireland, together with our comrades across the world, celebrates the 108th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution led by Lenin and the Bolshevik Party, on 25 October (7 November) 1917. The October Revolution remains a seismic moment in the history of the world. For the first time in human history, workers proved their ability to overthrow the capitalist order and establish a workers’ state. By establishing the world’s first socialist state

On the 108th Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution ( translated from the Spanish ) 108 years ago, on November 7, 1917, the Great October Socialist Revolution triumphed, which opened for humanity the historic transition from the outdated capitalist mode of production to socialism. We pay homage to Lenin and the cadres of the Bolshevik Communist Party. Following the example of the Paris Commune of 1871, the proletariat led by the Bolshevik Party conquered power,

Elements of the sphere and ribbon pennants carried the moon by the second Soviet cosmic rocket to land there -- Daily LIFT #1786

From the original Soviet card (translated): Moskvich-400v (1947-1954): A compact car produced at MZMA. This model and its modernized version, the Moskvich-401v, were manufactured in quantities of 250,000 units. Engine displacement is 1074 cm9, power is 23 hp, length is 3.86 m, curb weight is 855 kg, speed is 90 km/h, seats - 4/5 Additional research information: The Moskvich-400v, introduced in 1946–1947, was a compact Soviet car based on the German Opel Kadett K38, designed f

Soviet schoolchildren visit the Museum of the Revolution, USSR 1959 -- Daily LIFT #1784

The USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements, 1959 Part II The second in a new series looking at the USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements in Moscow from the Soviet Press, 1959. By Vladimir Novakovsky, Deputy Director, USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements FIVE hundred and twenty acres in the northwest of Moscow have been converted into a mammoth fairground for the USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements. The broad avenues are lined with 71 strikingly designed pavilion

Storming the Winter Palace, illustration, USSR -- Daily LIFT #1779

At work on the Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station, USSR, 1959 -- Daily LIFT #1767 When it was completed in 1967 it was the largest in the world.

Vera Burdenko, champion trapshooter of the USSR, 1947 -- Daily LIFT #1766 From the Soviet Press: "Vera Burdenko of Sverdlovsk won first place in shooting from a standing position and approach and double shot in the national trapshooting contest held recently in Moscow in October, 1947."

From the Soviet Press, 1962: THE OCTOBER SOCIALIST REVOLUTION in Russia is commemorated in the postal issues of the other socialist countries as well. Hungary issued two large stamps -- of 60 filler and 1 forint denominations -- for the fortieth anniversary of the world's first Soviet state. They bear the dates "1917-1957. One shows a dove, the symbol of peace, framed by the flags of the socialist countries; the other a portrait of Lenin. The Rumanian People's Republic marked

The USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements, 1959 Part I The first in a new series looking at the USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements in Moscow from the Soviet Press, 1959. Text: IT IS an unusual cinema hall surrounded by a high circular screen. There are no seats and the spectators walk about as they please. When the lights go out and the picture begins, its first shots take the spectator to offshore oil fields. Wherever you look there is the sea with the sound of its

Mural, USSR, 1962 -- Daily LIFT #1762

With recipes for borshch, roast meat, salad, Ukraina ice cream and vareniki. From the Soviet press, 1962: UKRAINIANS are very cheerful and hospitable people who like to visit and entertain. The milk and meat, fish and game, berry and vegetable dishes to of this rich farm region tickle the eye and palate simultaneously . Everybody has heard of the famous Ukrainian borshch, but not everybody has had the good fortune to taste it. Here is a recipe to serve 4: 3/4 lb. meat, 3/4 lb

A view of the USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements in Moscow, USSR 1959 -- Daily LIFT #1760

The iconic Worker and Kolkhoz Woman statue of Vera Mukhina outside the USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements in Moscow, 1959 -- Daily LIFT #1758