Extremely rare images of the Russian October Revolution.
The Russian October Revolution was one of the greatest events of the 20th century, marking a new milestone in the history of human development.
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| Volynsky Regiment, the first regiment to go to the front (February 1917). Photo courtesy of VNA. |
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| Red Guard soldiers disarm counter-revolutionary forces (February 1917). Archival photo. |
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| Naval forces from Kronstadt marched towards Petrograd to fight against the bourgeois Russian government (August 1917). (Photo: VNA) |
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| Revolutionary workers and soldiers with the slogan: "Warmly welcome the transfer of all factories and workshops into the hands of the Soviet Republic" - October 1917. Photo copyrighted by the Federal Archives of Russia, provided by the Russian Center for Science and Culture. |
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| V.I. Lenin with revolutionary fighters in the Smolny Palace on the afternoon of November 6, 1917, directly leading the uprising. (Photo: VNA) |
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| Revolutionary forces in Petrograd in 1917. Photo: VNA (Vietnam News Agency) |
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| On the evening of November 6, 1917, the cruiser Aurora fired a series of shots signaling the attack on the Winter Palace. (Photo: VNA) |
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| On the night of November 6th and the early morning of November 7th, 1917, sailors, Red Guard soldiers, and revolutionary troops stormed the Winter Palace in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), arresting the ministers of the Provisional Government. (Photo: VNA) |
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| Revolutionary forces attacked the Winter Palace on November 7, 1917. (Archival photo) |
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| On the night of November 7, 1917, the Congress of Soviets was convened, establishing the Soviet government headed by V.I. Lenin. (Photo: VNA) |
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| Red Army units during the early revolutionary period (1917). Archival photo: VNA |
