Showing results for "October 1964" in Politics & Social Sciences

The renowned fantasy and science fiction writer China Mieville has long been inspired by the ideals of the Russian Revolution, and here, on the centenary of the revolution, he provides his own distinctive take on its history. In February 1917, in the midst of bloody war, Russia was still an autocratic monarchy: nine months later it became the first socialist state in world history. How did this unimaginable transformation take place? How was a ravaged and backward country, swept up in a desperately unpopular war, rocked by not one but two revolutions?

President Ronald Reagan, one of the most effective public speakers in presidential history, was known as "The Great Communicator". This is his Time for Choosing speech on October 27, 1964.