Remembering Lenin

May 20, 1920 – Lenin was giving a speech in Moscow to a huge group of Soviet troops about to advance into Poland to defend it against counterrevolutionary forces during the civil war, who had invaded Soviet Ukraine earlier in the year.

On this day 155 years ago, Lenin was born in Tsarist Russia. An unapologetic Marxist and brilliant revolutionary strategist, he lived much of his life as the leader of the Bolshevik Party, which led the Russian working class and peasantry toward the triumphant conclusion of the socialist revolution of October 1917, and the building of the first ever democratic workers’ state in the world. Lenin’s contribution to history cannot be overstated.

Gerakan Wanita Komunis: Wanita dan revolusi

Lebih daripada 100,000 wanita berarak melalui Petrograd pada 8 Mac 1917, tahun pertama Hari Wanita Antarabangsa diraikan dan beberapa bulan sebelum tercetusnya Revolusi Oktober di Rusia.

Legasi Gerakan Wanita Komunis sepanjang tiga tahun yang kritikal dari 1920–1922 tetap hidup, dan, dengan mengambil kira perbezaan sejarah, ia memberikan pandangan yang cukup menarik dan berguna terutama bagi mereka yang sedang berjuang hari ini untuk menghapuskan ketidaksamaan dan penindasan gender serta membebaskan wanita melalui transformasi demokratik sosialis