In History, Yesterday

TRIGGER WARNINGS:  Yes, it was all bad.
For John, BLUF:  The ones who praise the Bolshevik Coup are the ones with no imagination.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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On this day, November 7, 100 years ago

From Mr David L Burkheadc, The Writer in Black, 7 November 2017.

The lede:

The Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace overthrowing Kerensky’s provisional government (no, the Bolsheviks did not overthrow the Czar, that was Kerensky), bringing about the nascent Soviet Union that would be the lurking shadow on world politics for the next 74 years with influence still seen today.

And the rest is history unlearned, and millions dead, tens of millions if you include China.

Incidentally, Alexander Kerensky died, at age 89, in New York City.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff