Varsavienne (1871)

Varsavienne/Варшавянка. Music: Włodzimierz Wolski; Russian lyrics: Gleb Krzhizhanovskii

Description: Written in the late 19th century for Polish socialist workers, “Варшавянка” became one of the most powerful revolutionary anthems in the Russian Empire. Its marching rhythm and defiant refrain call listeners to solidarity, sacrifice, and struggle. Sung in strikes and demonstrations, it carried the emotional charge of uprising into the 1905 and 1917 revolutions.

1917

EVENTS February Revolution Formation of the Soviets April Crisis Revolution in the Army July Days Kornilov Affair Bolsheviks Seize Power First Bolshevik Decrees Constituent Assembly Treaty of Brest Litovsk
FOUR KINDS OF STATES Communist Party Building Economic Apparatus Building the Soviets Red Guard into Army State Security
DISINTEGRATION OF THE OLD SOCIETY Depopulation of the Cities Food Supply Conflict with the Church Death of the Old Culture Destruction of the Left The Empire Falls
CREATION OF A NEW SOCIETY New Letters and Dates Culture and Revolution The New Woman Workers Organization Peasant Revolution Organs of the Press Raising Socialist Youth