Today, we remember the Soviet victory the city of Stalingrad from the German Army in 1943. Despite Hitler’s insistence on continuing to fight, 91,000 soldiers of the German army surrendered. For the first time, the Nazi government publicly acknowledged a major defeat.5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
On this day 30 Jan 1972 British soldiers opened fire on unarmed civil rights protesters in the Bogside, Ireland killing 14 people, an event to be known as Bloody Sunday. They had been opposing the policy of internment: imprisonment without trial. The murders caused a massive increase in violence5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
It's Thanksgiving today, but for the Native Nations there isn't a lot to be thankful for.5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
On this day began the Mozambique war of independence against Portugal. After ten difficult years Mozambique won its freedom under the leadership of revolutionary socialist Samora Machel.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
On November 7, 1917, Bolshevik Red Guards forces and Russian workers stormed the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, marking the beginning of the October Revolution in Russia5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Today marks the 95th death anniversary of Vladimir Lenin. Long live his revolutionary ideals!5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/communism
Today we mark the beginng of the revolution in Haiti (1791-1804) that overthrew slavery and colonialism.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
On July 5, 1962, Algeria declared independence after a seven year war to end 130 years of French colonial and occupation rule.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Today, we remember the Attica Prison uprising. A riot of prisoners demanding better living conditions and political rights. Was one of the most well-known and significant uprisings of the Prisoners' Rights Movement that has inspired the actual nationwide Prison Strike6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Today in 1974,Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the WW2 female Soviet sniper who killed 309 Nazi’s singlehandedly passed away.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Today marks the anniversary of Haiti's independence, a revolution known to be one of the largest and most successful slave rebellions in the Western Hemisphere. The enslaved African people revolted against their French oppressors, making it the world’s first black republic.5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Today we remember Emiliano Zapata's birthday, a Mexican hero that fought in favor of Campesinos and Indigenous and their right to the land. He defended the vulnerable from greedy land grabbers who enslaved the original owners of the land.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
On this day 12 January 1881 teacher, socialist and radical suffragist Mary Eleanor Gawthorpe born. Imprisoned several times for her activities and was badly beaten, suffering serious internal injuries after heckling Winston Churchill in 19095yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Today is the 31st anniversary of the assassination of Thomas Sankara, leader of the Burkinabe August Revolution which overthrew country’s corrupt military leadership in 1983.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/communism
On this day: Zapata was the peasant leader of the Mexican Revolution that began On This Day in 1910. Zapata represented the radical wing of the revolt that demanded land for peasants. The liberal wing of the revolution joined forces with old elites to defeat his movement.5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/communism
Happy Birthday to revolutionary psychoanalyst, philosopher, and writer Frantz Fanon! He has contributed tremendous insight on the effects of colonialism and violence on the human psyche.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Thomas Sankara,the late revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso,born on this day in 1949.he was a revolutionary,Marxist,feminist,pan-Africanist and President of Burkina Faso Inspired by Cuba and Fidel Castro,launched a social and economic program that improved healthcare,education and women's rights5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
On this day in 1966, racial justice activists Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the Black Panther Party. 52 years later, the BPP stands as a testament to the power of grassroots organizing6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/communism
On this day in 1966, racial justice activists Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the Black Panther Party. 52 years later, the BPP stands as a testament to the power of grassroots organizing6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
On this day: Zapata was the peasant leader of the Mexican Revolution that began On This Day in 1910. Zapata represented the radical wing of the revolt that demanded land for peasants. The liberal wing of the revolution joined forces with old elites to defeat his movement.5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Today marks the 95th death anniversary of Vladimir Lenin. Long live his revolutionary ideals!5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
On This Day 1879 was born Leon Trotsky, Russian Marxist and politician, one of the founders of the Red Army and October revolution.5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Today is the anniversary of the death of Leon Trotsky,one of the leaders of Russia's 1917 October Revolution6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
September 11 1973 marks the 45th Anniversary of the Chilean Coup d'etat, in which Salvador Allende was overthrown and a military junta government imposed, led by US-Backed Augusto Pinochet6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Thomas Sankara,the late revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso,born on this day in 1949.he was a revolutionary,Marxist,feminist,pan-Africanist and President of Burkina Faso Inspired by Cuba and Fidel Castro,launched a social and economic program that improved healthcare,education and women's rights5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/communism
Today is the 31st anniversary of the assassination of Thomas Sankara, leader of the Burkinabe August Revolution which overthrew country’s corrupt military leadership in 1983.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Remembering Fred Hampton born Aug. 30, 1948, assassinated Dec. 4, 1969 by Chicago police and the FBI6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Sep 22 1918 – Birth of Hans Scholl, who, together with his sister Sophie & several friends, founded the White Rose anti-Nazi group in Munich. In Feb 1943 they were caught by the Gestapo & executed. (Hans on left in photo w/ Sophie & Christoph Probst another member of White Rose)6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Happy birthday to revolutionary U.S. writer, journalist and socialist activist remembered for this works on the Bolshevik Revolution. John Reed died young passing away on October 20, 1920 at age 33. He was buried in Moscow's Red Square, one of the two US citizens buried there.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/communism
Remembering the Sabra And Shatila massacre 35 years ago On a day like this, September 15, 1982 The Israeli gangs committed unspeakable atrocities, raping, mutilating, and murdering as many as 3500 Palestinian and Lebanese civilians6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
On this day in November 1954, Algeria's National Liberation Front (FLN) began their 7-year independence war campaign against French colonial forces. Ultimately, the FLN and the Algerian people were able to achieve independence from the French after years of consistent struggle.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/arabs
Solidarity is the only way to end all of the world's injustices.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Palestinian scholar and public intellectual Edward Said passed away on this day 15 years ago. He often spoke about the erasure of Palestinians and their lives before their mass expulsion in 1948.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Today we mark the beginning of the Nat Turner slave rebellion of 1831, one of the largest slave revolts in the US.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Today in 1954 The start of the Algerian War of Independence a struggle which led to Algerian independence from France in 1962.6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism
Today in 1974,Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the WW2 female Soviet sniper who killed 309 Nazi’s singlehandedly passed away6yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/SocialismAndVeganism
The 18 December marks the 140th Anniversary of the birth of Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union between 1924-1953.5yr ⋅ -ParanoidAndroid_- ⋅ r/socialism