29 November 1917. John Reed

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

John Reed

Smolny Institute, Petrograd, Russian Republic

Zinoviev announced the agreement with the Peasants' Congress, to a shaking roar which rose and burst into storm as the sound of music blared down the corridor, and the head of the procession came in.

On the platform the presidium rose and made place for the Peasants’ presidium, the two embracing; behind them the two banners were intertwined against the white wall, over the empty frame from which the Tsar’s picture had been torn….

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Let the white city endure for these two days! I’m so alone. I’ll forget all the details, after all.

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Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna

Moscow, Russian Republic

The Holy Russia cannot perish. But the Great Russia, alas, is no more.

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Lev Urusov

The English are successful in Belgium - and they have almost taken over Jerusalem. The Italians are putting up a tough resistance: Venice is not surrendered, and the situation is far from hopeless. The Germans appear to be exhausted, they can't beat the Italians and are losing to the English.

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Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich

Gatchina, Russian Republic

Come back sooner, it's boring and empty here without you. I'm very lonely. The guards were dismissed yesterday, two of our people were on watch duty tonight, and tomorrow, it seems, new guards will be assigned to us.

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