The centenary of the 1917 Russian Revolution

The International Committee of the Fourth International is marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution with online lectures on the foundations, trajectory and consequences of the extraordinary events of 1917. The series will begin at 9am, Sunday, March 12 Australian eastern time and continue each fortnight until Sunday, May 7. A second series will begin in September.

The meetings will be streamed live on YouTube.

Watch the video below of WSWS Editorial Board Chairman David North discussing the content of the lecture series and click here to register.


Papua New Guinea government intensifies military operations at ExxonMobil plant
7 April 2017
The police and military operation against villagers living near the ExxonMobil plant is aimed at suppressing increasingly explosive social unrest.
Australian flood crisis continues as questions mount over government preparations
6 April 2017
Governments at all levels have resisted calls for the construction of levees around the most flood-prone cities, on the grounds that they are too expensive.
Australian teachers’ agreement: The reality behind union “victory” claims
6 April 2017
On every key issue the teachers’ union and the Victorian Labor government have worked together to entrench and deepen the assault on the public education system.
Australia: Labor and unions facilitate Hazelwood power station closure
5 April 2017
The shutdown will exacerbate the social crisis in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, which has already been hit by decades of job cuts in the energy sector.


Australian opposition parties block extradition treaty with China
3 April 2017
With shameless cynicism, China is labelled both a totalitarian state and a threat to the US-dominated global rules-based order.
East coast of Australia hit by catastrophic floods
3 April 2017
At least five people have perished in the disaster, with fears that the death toll will rise over the coming days.
Thousands of Australian asylum seekers face deportation
31 March 2017
Refugees living in limbo inside Australia have been given less than 60 days to complete visa applications.
Australian workers and youth speak out against Maruti Suzuki frame-up
31 March 2017
Many of those who spoke to SEP campaigners signed the petition demanding the release of the victimised Indian car workers.