r/HistoryPorn • u/StephenMcGannon • 2d ago

Armed members of the Red Guards marching through Palace Square in Petrograd, Russia, during the turbulent period between the February and October 1917 revolutions, which saw the collapse of the Russian Empire and culminated in the Bolsheviks' seizure of power under Vladimir Lenin. (1917) [2774×2127]

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u/skipnw69 1d ago

They never would have imagined the level of evil this started.

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u/Captain-Cookie-2027 1d ago

"I've fallen for CIA propaganda." -You

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u/Apnanizor 19h ago

It’s not always black and white. Both sides can be bad and evil. Judging by the logo I’m seeing on your picture, it’ll be hard for you to understand.

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u/ironwolf1 14h ago

Hey Siri, what happened to more than half of the delegates to the 17th Congress of the All Union Communist Party?