Petrograd, 7 November (25 October, Julian,) 1917...
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The proclamation |
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Kerensky & provisional government deposed... |
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The American Embassy, Petrograd. Kerensky's refuge. |
The New Bosses:
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The Masterminds:
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, aka Lenin. |
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Lev Davidovich Bronstein, aka Leon Trotsky. |
Eventually:
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"Workers of the World Unite!" |
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Enshrined in a Holy Trinity |
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Красная звезда |
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To so many of the war-weary Russian people,
it seemed like a good idea at the time.
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