1 September 1917. Vladimir Lenin

Non-fiction

Project 1917 is a series of events that took place a hundred years ago as described by those involved. It is composed only of diaries, letters, memoirs, newspapers and other documents

Vladimir Lenin

It is all too advantageous for the Mensheviks to put about false rumours and allegations to the effect that the government they support is saving the revolution. To believe these rumours, to support them directly or indirectly, would mean, on the part of the Bolsheviks, betraying the cause of the revolution.

The chief guarantee of its success today is for the people to clearly realise the treachery of the Mensheviks and S.R.s and completely break with them, and for every revolutionary worker to boycott them as completely as they boycotted the Cadets after the experience of 1905.

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Alexandra Kollontai

Vyborg female convict prison, Vyborg side, Russian Empire

Parcels from factories and the navy suddenly stopped arriving again. What happened? What is the reason for this? I can’t sleep at night. I’m already used to criminals having rows at night, and now I’m awake, and thinking, thinking… I’ve started feeling unwell during my walk. They called a doctor. She was very strict and unemotional. She prescribed digitalis. Told me to stay in bed.

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Marina Tsvetaeva

Borisoglebsky lane, 6, Moscow, Russian Empire

What am I doing in this world? - Listening to my soul.

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Nicholas II

Tobolsk, Russian Empire

On account of yesterday's incident Nastenki was deprived of the right of walking on the streets for a few days, and poor Khitrovna had to go back again on the evening ship. The weather became nice, with a hot sun. During the morning we went and sat in the garden for an hour and for two hours in the afternoon. I made a swinging bench in the garden for myself, I began the book The Scarlet Pimpernel.

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