Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated a hundred years ago today, bringing to an end three centuries of Romanov rule. In this extract from his
History of the Russian Revolution, Trotsky describes the final days of Imperial Russia. Incompetent, vain, and almost comically ignorant of the historic events unfolding around it, the Tsarist regime fell, in Trotsky's words, "like rotten fruit."
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Haymarket Books
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March 15 2017
In solidarity with the Women's Strike on
International Women's Day, we offer a reading guide on the history and politics of women's liberation, to learn from past struggles, and to prepare for the many struggles to come.
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By
Haymarket Books
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March 9 2017
Donald Trump's economic policies are designed to boost the profitability of capital, but they're increasing the risk of a global slump.
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By
Michael Roberts
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March 9 2017
One of the greatest lessons the Russian state learned on March 8, 1917 was never to underestimate the women of Petrograd. On that fateful morning, International Women’s Day, women workers threw down their tools and walked out of the factories and into the streets.
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Dana Blanchard
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March 8 2017
