History - Counterfire

Must revolution always mean catastrophe?

Neither Cromwell, nor Robespierre, nor Lenin, could become an icon or avatar for the reactionary regimes they helped to overthrow, but Stalin was different argues Bill Bowring

1905: The 1917 Revolution's dress rehearsal

The Russian Revolution of 1917 was led by a working class who, in 1905, had already tasted their own power and experienced bitter defeat

Imperialist rivalries and the First World War - the world of the Russian Revolution:

The causes of the First World War and Russian Revolution can be located in the imperialist tensions of world capitalism argues Dominic Alexander

Alexandra Kollontai's appeal to the women of the working class

A leading member of the Russian socialist movement, in 1917 Kollontai published this appeal in the Bolshevik’s women’s paper Rabotnitsa

'A marvellous adventure' - John Reed‘s Ten Days that Shook the World

John Reed’s remarkable eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution is introduced by Judy Cox

Trotsky's introduction to the Russian Revolution

Trotsky's introduction to his history of the Russian Revolution gives us an insight into how unexpected the revolution was

18 June 1984: remembering Orgreave

As the government announces that there will be no inquiry in to the tragic events at Orgreave, Sheena Moore takes a look back at what happened

'Keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down': a potted and bloody history of Nato

From its inception to the present, Nato has been intent on pursuing a policy of aggression. Jonathan Maunders explains

The Leveller Revolution: John Rees on the Jeremy Vine show

Listen to John Rees dicussing his new book on The Levellers, on the Jeremy Vine show

Transforming the past: Walter Scott and the historical novel

Chris Bambery celebrates the novels of Walter Scott, which provide a unique insight into the emergence of the modern world

Tupac Shakur: Rap Revolution

A look at the political life of Tupac Shakur, and the implications for today's black movement, from Sean Ledwith

How the Easter Rising changed the world

In the final part of our series, Chris Bambery argues that the Easter Rising relaunched the struggle for independence in Ireland and inspired national liberation movements globally

Must revolution always mean catastrophe?

Neither Cromwell, nor Robespierre, nor Lenin, could become an icon or avatar for the reactionary regimes they helped to overthrow, but Stalin was different argues Bill Bowring

1905: The 1917 Revolution's dress rehearsal

The Russian Revolution of 1917 was led by a working class who, in 1905, had already tasted their own power and experienced bitter defeat

Imperialist rivalries and the First World War - the world of the Russian Revolution:

The causes of the First World War and Russian Revolution can be located in the imperialist tensions of world capitalism argues Dominic Alexander

Alexandra Kollontai's appeal to the women of the working class

A leading member of the Russian socialist movement, in 1917 Kollontai published this appeal in the Bolshevik’s women’s paper Rabotnitsa

'A marvellous adventure' - John Reed‘s Ten Days that Shook the World

John Reed’s remarkable eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution is introduced by Judy Cox

Trotsky's introduction to the Russian Revolution

Trotsky's introduction to his history of the Russian Revolution gives us an insight into how unexpected the revolution was

18 June 1984: remembering Orgreave

As the government announces that there will be no inquiry in to the tragic events at Orgreave, Sheena Moore takes a look back at what happened

'Keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down': a potted and bloody history of Nato

From its inception to the present, Nato has been intent on pursuing a policy of aggression. Jonathan Maunders explains

The Leveller Revolution: John Rees on the Jeremy Vine show

Listen to John Rees dicussing his new book on The Levellers, on the Jeremy Vine show

Transforming the past: Walter Scott and the historical novel

Chris Bambery celebrates the novels of Walter Scott, which provide a unique insight into the emergence of the modern world

Tupac Shakur: Rap Revolution

A look at the political life of Tupac Shakur, and the implications for today's black movement, from Sean Ledwith

How the Easter Rising changed the world

In the final part of our series, Chris Bambery argues that the Easter Rising relaunched the struggle for independence in Ireland and inspired national liberation movements globally