Immediately following the February 1917 revolution in Russia, Irish Labour identified with the Petrograd Soviet because it opposed the world war and supported the principle of national self-determination. Contact with the Bolsheviks was established after the October revolution and the Irish Labour delegates sided with the pro-Bolsheviks at the international socialist conference at Berne in February 1919. However, the foundation of the Comintern, and the related emergence of a far-left in Ireland, led Labour to distance itself from Russia, and Irish links with the Bolsheviks became confined to communist, Larkinite, and republican groups
Find out about the complicated relationship between left wing groups in Ireland and Soviet Russia at this fascinating, free lecture.
Presented by Emmet O’Connor, The Irish Left and Soviet Russia will explore the initial support some Irish showed for the Russians after the 1917 revolution.
If you consider yourself to be a bit of a history buff, The Irish Left and Soviet Russia will offer you a riveting insight into this often overlooked chapter of Irish history.
Immediately following the February 1917 revolution in Russia, Irish Labour identified with the Petrograd Soviet because it opposed the world war and supported the principle of national self-determination. Contact with the Bolsheviks was established after the October revolution and the Irish Labour delegates sided with the pro-Bolsheviks at the international socialist conference at Berne in February 1919. However, the foundation of the Comintern, and the related emergence of a far-left in Ireland, led Labour to distance itself from Russia, and Irish links with the Bolsheviks became confined to communist, Larkinite, and republican groups
Find out about the complicated relationship between left wing groups in Ireland and Soviet Russia at this fascinating, free lecture.
Presented by Emmet O’Connor, The Irish Left and Soviet Russia will explore the initial support some Irish showed for the Russians after the 1917 revolution.
If you consider yourself to be a bit of a history buff, The Irish Left and Soviet Russia will offer you a riveting insight into this often overlooked chapter of Irish history.
