1917: Why The Russian Revolution Matters

Made to mark the centenary of October 1917, this myth-busting documentary explains the significance of the Russian Revolution. Humanity’s greatest experiment in social change is brought to life through compelling interviews, incisive analysis and extraordinary archive. Crowd funded and filmed, the charity WORLDwrite, hopes this documentary will encourage a new generation to consider the importance of this world-changing event. Already screened to many students who have found it fascinating, surprising and ’not what we were taught,’ our charity crew and Citizen TV makers would be delighted to read your comments. A review of the film originally published on spiked in 2017, is below. 1917: Why the Russian Revolution Matters is an inspiring and important film made by the education charity WORLDwrite. Like some of its earlier productions – such as Everything is Possible, about the radical Suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst, and Every Cook Can Govern, about the Trinidadian Marxist CLR James – this film i