Soviet 90th anniversary of the October Revolution

[Christian Zulus]

90th anniversary of the "Great Socialist October Revolution"

Gentlemen,

in a few days - 7th of november 2007 - Russia & the world is celebrating the 90th anniversary of that great event in the history of mankind:

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Revolution" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Revolution</a>

NOVOSTI, the official press agency of the Russian Federation, already presents a nice collection of 21 photographs at their website:

<a href="http://en.rian.ru/photolents/20071102/86165596.html" target="_blank">http://en.rian.ru/photolents/20071102/86165596.html</a>

Hughe events will take place in Putin's Russia .

For your personal celebration of the anniversary, I found at YouTube a very well composed slideshow of historic CCCP-posters with the Hymn of the Soviet Union as the soundtrack - enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYp8qIgYKz4

(Slideshow by "Bevanite" from Canada: http://www.youtube.com/Bevanite )

The book about the October Revolution by the US-journalist John Reed:

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Days_that_Shook_the_World" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Days_that_Shook_the_World</a>

Eisenstein's great movie "October":

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October:_Ten_...Shook_the_World" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October:_Ten_...Shook_the_World</a>

Best regards

Christian

Edited November 3, 2007 by Christian Zulus

[Christian Zulus]

ORDER OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION

... and the matching Soviet Order for the upcoming event:

Oustanding fine example from Igor's website: http://www.collectrussia.com/DISPITEM.HTM?ITEM=17259

Best regards

Christian

[Ed_Haynes]

Just 90 years. Wow. Much to recall, much history . . . .

[order_of_victory]

Wow, I wonder if Putin is plaanning a a celebration

I will rais a glass of Vodka and listen to the Soviet National Anthem and gove praise to the Soviet Mother Land

Order of Victory

Edited November 3, 2007 by order_of_victory

[Ed_Haynes]

Kind of "nostalgic" to listen to these days?

Страны небывалой свободные дети,

Сегодня мы гордую песню поём

О партии самой могучей на свете,

О самом большом человеке своём.

Славой овеяна, волею спаяна,

Крепни и здравствуй во веки веков

Партия Ленина, партия Сталина

Мудрая партия большевиков!

Strany nebyvaloy svobodniye deti,

Segodnya my gorduyu pesnyu poyom

O partii samoy moguchey na svete,

O samom bol?shom cheloveke svoyom.

Slavoy oveyana, voleyu spayana,

Krepni i zdravstvuy vo veki vekov

Partiya Lenina, partiya Stalina

Mudraya partiya bol?shevikov!

Free children of a state unprecedented,

Today we sing our proud song

About the most powerful party in the world,

About our greatest man ever.

Surrounded with glory, soldered by will,

Grow stronger and live for eternity

The party of Lenin, the party of Stalin

Wise party of Bolsheviks!

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_anthem

And http://download.sovmusic.ru/m/ussr2.mp3 or other files at the same FINE site

Edited November 3, 2007 by Ed_Haynes

[Christian Zulus]

Dear Ed,

great find .

Despite the fact, that I have a really large collection of communist songs on CDs, that gem is new to me .

Is there anywhere in the internet the song for download or to listen to - YouTube, etc. ?

Best regards

Christian

Kind of "nostalgic" to listen to these days?

Страны небывалой свободные дети,

Сегодня мы гордую песню поём

О партии самой могучей на свете,

О самом большом человеке своём.

Славой овеяна, волею спаяна,

Крепни и здравствуй во веки веков

Партия Ленина, партия Сталина

Мудрая партия большевиков!

Strany nebyvaloy svobodniye deti,

Segodnya my gorduyu pesnyu poyom

O partii samoy moguchey na svete,

O samom bol?shom cheloveke svoyom.

Slavoy oveyana, voleyu spayana,

Krepni i zdravstvuy vo veki vekov

Partiya Lenina, partiya Stalina

Mudraya partiya bol?shevikov!

Free children of a state unprecedented,

Today we sing our proud song

About the most powerful party in the world,

About our greatest man ever.

Surrounded with glory, soldered by [our] will,

Grow stronger and live for eternity

The party of Lenin, the party of Stalin

Wise party of Bolsheviks!

Edited November 3, 2007 by Christian Zulus

[Ed_Haynes]

Go to:

http://www.sovmusic.ru/english/index.php

But get a good bottle of good vodka in hand first.

And a towel to weep into??

[Christian Zulus]

Great & ideological "correct" site - many thanks .

Best regards

Christian

Go to:

http://www.sovmusic.ru/english/index.php

But get a good bottle of good vodka in hand first.

And a towel to weep into??

[Christian Zulus]

Wow, I wonder if Putin is planing a celebration

Dear Vic,

at least Putin's agency NOVOSTI is doing big propaganda for the event .

Well, there won't be the big military parade at the red square, but I guess, there will be some fine commemorative parties around Russia ...

Best regards

Christian

[Belaruski]

Revolution day is still a national holiday in Belarus!

This year the assemly of Communist and Workers parties was held in Minsk. I'm keeping my eyes open for the commemorative medal!

[Ed_Haynes]

and ...

Edited November 3, 2007 by Ed_Haynes

[Belaruski]

Heres a 2007 Belarusian poster commemorating the Komsomol

[Christian Zulus]

Revolution day is still a national holiday in Belarus!

These are very positive news, Belaruski

Best regards

Christian

BTW: Are there any other states, where the 7th of november is a national holiday ?

[Sergey]

ORDER OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION

... and the matching Soviet Order for the upcoming event:

Oustanding fine example from Igor's website: http://www.collectrussia.com/DISPITEM.HTM?ITEM=17259

Best regards

Christian

Thanks, is good, that you have reminded of an anniversary of October. 90 years - the big day. And as all is fast is forgotten. Has passed 23 years and all this so it is far. It seemed that it not.

[Ulsterman]

I know comparatively little of Soviet awards. Was this medal awarded to surviving 1917 revolutionaires only?

[Christian Zulus]

I know comparatively little of Soviet awards. Was this medal awarded to surviving 1917 revolutionaires only?

Dear Ulsterman,

no, the "Order of the October Revolution" had been one of the most prestigeous decorations in the Soviet Union in the era of Brezhnev till the end of 1991:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_October_Revolution

It ranked second amongst the Soviet orders, after the "Order of Lenin". The emphasis was on socialistic or revolutionary activities and a large range of 3rd-World-Leaders received that decoration.

Usually the "Order of the October Revolution" had been the highest decoration a foreigner got get from the Soviet Union. Also for Soviet citizens that order was approbriate, when the deeds had been too important for an "Red Banner of Labour" and not enough important for an "Order of Lenin".

Best regards

Christian

Edited November 4, 2007 by Christian Zulus

[order_of_victory]

Russia Today are going to do a series on the Revolution stating tommorow and going through to the 08/11/07

BTW Happy Russian Unity Day to every one

Order of Victory

[Sergey]

Russia Today are going to do a series on the Revolution stating tommorow and going through to the 08/11/07

BTW Happy Russian Unity Day to every one

Order of Victory

It not absolutely so. Day of Unity a holiday with the imperial past. Day of clearing in the seventeenth century from the Polish intervention

[Sergey]

Russia Today are going to do a series on the Revolution stating tommorow and going through to the 08/11/07

BTW Happy Russian Unity Day to every one

Order of Victory

It not absolutely so. Day of Unity a holiday with the imperial past. Day of clearing in the seventeenth century from the Polish intervention

[Sergey]

Russia Today are going to do a series on the Revolution stating tommorow and going through to the 08/11/07

BTW Happy Russian Unity Day to every one

Order of Victory

It not absolutely so. Day of Unity a holiday with the imperial past. Day of clearing in the seventeenth century from the Polish intervention

[Belaruski]

True, Belarus is actually the only country left in the world that has an official holiday for October Revolution day.

[Christian Zulus]

True, Belarus is actually the only country left in the world that has an official holiday for October Revolution day.

... at least ONE country, which celebrates that important day in the history of mankind .

Best regards

Christian

[Christian Zulus]

2.000 posts at the GMIC-quiz & 2.000 post from comrade Zulus

Gentlemen,

I want to use this thread to clebrate my post #2.000 at GMIC and also to draw your attention to our quiz, which has reached today the benchmark of 2.000 posts http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtop...st&p=218223 .

Both #2.000-incidents happened today at the 90th anniversary of the "Great Socialistic October Revolution".

Last night - at 02:00 Moscow time - I had been watching Eisenstein's "October" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October:_Ten_...Shook_the_World on DVD together with a good bottle of excellent Austrian white wine (Gr?ner Veltliner from the Wachau valley of the Danube). Well, there hadn't been so many people around, who wanted to watch with me Eisenstein-movies at midnight in Vienna ...

Today is at 20:40 - 22:25 at the French/German-TV-channel ARTE a documentary about the October Revolution: http://dyninet.wdr.de/inetepg/ObjekteZurSe...kmark=&Pos=

Best regards

Christian

Edited November 7, 2007 by Christian Zulus