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Exhibition on Russian Revolution opens at British Library

Xinhua, April 27, 2017 Adjust font size:

As part of the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, an exhibition about Russian Revolution on Thursday opens at the British Library.

It shines new light on the unprecedented and world-changing events of the period, focusing on the experiences of ordinary Russians living through extraordinary times.

The British Library said the exhibition will tell the incredible story of the Revolution through posters, letters, photographs, banners, weapons, items of uniform, recordings and film.

The exhibition begins in the reign of the last Tsar and explores the growth of revolutionary movements and colossal social and political change, showing the transformation of Russia's traditional monarchy into the world's first Communist country.

Key figures such as Nicholas II and revolutionary leaders including Vladimir Lenin will be examined along with the political events of the period.

Items going on display for the first time include material from the Library's extensive collection of Bolshevik and anti-Bolshevik propaganda, as well as a letter written by Lenin in April 1902, applying to become a Reader at the British Museum Library, now part of the British Library.

The letter is signed with his pseudonym, Jacob Richter, which he was using in order to evade the Tsarist police of the time.

Katya Rogatchevskaia, lead curator of Russian Revolution: Hope, Tragedy, Myths, said: "It is impossible to understand the world today without an understanding of the Russian Revolution, and we will be taking visitors on a journey to explore how the events of Revolution changed the world forever."

The exhibition is accompanied by a varied season of events exploring how the Russian Revolution changed the world forever, exploring the impact on Russian literature, architecture, music and artistic expression, as well as examining the life and times of key figures, such as Lenin and the Romanovs.

The British Library is Britain's national library and one of the world's greatest research libraries. Endit