The Great October and the Russian Empire

The article emphasizes that the Great October Socialist Revolution opened a new era in the history of mankind - the era of transition from capitalism to socialism. Contrary to opponents claims, it was inevitable, because it was a natural consequence of socio-economic and political circumstances in Russia and it completely fit into the framework of creative Marxism. The October Revolution opened a new stage in the history of the International Communist and labor movement. The social democratic parties of Europe have slipped into opportunism and revisionism. They have lost their revolutionary spirit and abandoned revolutionary ideas and socialism. Due to October Revolution influence Communist Parties began to emerge all over the world and the labor movement for socialism broadened its borders. The communist and labor’s movement began to exert a tremendous influence on the course of the historical process. Thanks to the successes of socialism in all areas of social life, growth of living standards of Soviet people the ruling classes in Western countries were forced to increase wages their hired workers and had to improve the living conditions of the working masses in general. The social package has been established, in which there were unemployment benefits, increased pensions, scholarships, the provision of social apartments and so on. The October Revolution saved the Russian empire from complete disintegration. It was built “imperial socialism” in the Soviet Union, which turned in a short period of time the backward tzar’s empire into a mighty Soviet power that freed the whole world from fascism. Thanks to October Revolution all the peoples of the Soviet Union received broad access to the achievements of world culture.

всемирная история, революция, переворот, империя, II Интернационал, творческий марксизм, «имперский социализм», world history, revolution, coup d’état, Empire, the Il International, creative Marxism, “imperial socialism”, achievements, living standards, values, unemployment, social package

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