Troika (1911)
Anastasiia Vial'tseva. Music: P. Bulakhov. Lyrics: Anastasia Vialtseva, from original poem by Petr Viazemskii
Description: Troikas, the famous three-horse sleighs whose bells jingled through the Russian countryside, represented the freedom and expanse of outdoor Russia. In many songs of the gypsy repertory, the troika was seen rushing down the road to a waiting lover, so that the very mention of the vehicle set the imagination running. The song is performed here by Anastasia Vyaltseva, whose own love affairs were legendary.
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
