Communist Red Revolution’s anniversary
In some parts of the former Soviet Union — places such as Moscow, Crimea, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus — the streets were colored red as people celebrated the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. At one time November 7 (using the Gregorian calendar) was a national holiday, the leaders of the Communist uprising revered and venerated, military might marched and rolled past the Kremlin with jets and helicopters roaring overhead. Today, however, it is mostly remembrance to a time past.
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- A girl wears a hat with a Soviet-era insignia as she takes part in a Communist demonstration marking the 98th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. For decades Nov. 7 used to be a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and which is no longer a public holiday in Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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- A girl holds a red flag in front of Soviet car “Moscvich” during a rally to mark the 98th anniversary of Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution in central Bishkek on November 7, 2015. (Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP-Getty Images)
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- Kyrgyz Communist party supporters holds portraits of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin during a rally to mark the 98th anniversary of Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution in central Bishkek on November 7, 2015. (Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP-Getty Images)
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- Russian Communists hold red flags and a portrait of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin as they gather for a demonstration to mark the 98th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. For decades Nov. 7 used to be a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and which is no longer a public holiday in Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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- A woman holds pa ortrait of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during a rally to mark the 98th anniversary of Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution in Crimean city of Simferopol on November 7, 2015. (Max Vetrov/AFP-Getty Images)
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- A man holds a portrait of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during a rally to mark the 98th anniversary of Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution in Crimean city of Simferopol on November 7, 2015. (Max Vetrov/AFP-Getty Images)
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- Men hold portraits of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during a rally to mark the 98th anniversary of Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution in Crimean city of Simferopol on November 7, 2015. (Max Vetrov/AFP-Getty Images)
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- Kyrgyz communist party supporters hold red flags in front of monument to the Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin during a rally to mark the 98th anniversary of Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution in central Bishkek on November 7, 2015. (Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP-Getty Images)
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- Russian Communists carry red flags during a demonstration marking the 98th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. For decades Nov. 7 used to be a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and which is no longer a public holiday in Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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- People hold red flags during a rally to mark the 98th anniversary of Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution in central Moscow on November 7, 2015. (Dmitry Serebryakov/AFP-Getty Images)
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- People hold red flags during a rally to mark the 98th anniversary of Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution in central Moscow on November 7, 2015. (Dmitry Serebryakov/AFP-Getty Images)
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- A man from behind a window, take photos with a phone of the Communist demonstration held to mark the 98th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. For decades Nov. 7 used to be a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and which is no longer a public holiday in Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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- A woman drinks coffee while watching a Communists demonstration marking the 98th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. For decades Nov. 7 used to be a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and which is no longer a public holiday in Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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- The monument to Vladimir Lenin, Soviet founder, and a building of the Belarusian parliament are reflected in the trumpet of military musician during the celebration of the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. This is the state holiday in Belarus. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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- A man holds a red flag in front of a monument to the Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin during a rally to mark the 98th anniversary of Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution in central Minsk on November 7, 2015. (Maxim Malinovsky/AFP-Getty Images)
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- Belarusian honor guard soldiers stand as they prepare to lay flowers to the monument to Vladimir Lenin, Soviet founder during the celebration of the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. This is the state holiday in Belarus. A building of the Belarusian parliament is in the background. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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- Belarusian honor guard soldiers carry flowers to the monument to Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin during the celebration of the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. This is the state holiday in Belarus. A building of the Belarusian parliament is in the background. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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