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Remembering the Bolshevik Revolution

Lenin addressing a crowd
Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin addresses a crowd during the first year of Revolution in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (Photo taken on Nov. 7, 1918) Russian State Archive of Social and Political History via AP

One hundred years ago today, the Bolshevik Revolution kicked off in Russia. This story from the swissinfo.ch archive explains how thousands of Swiss were caught up in the uprising.

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How the Russian Revolution uprooted the Swiss

This content was published on The uprising, which brought the communists to power, touched the lives of millions of people in Russia. Thousands of Swiss were among the foreigners caught up in the events. Swiss had been emigrating to Russia in various capacities since the 18th century. Some had gone for a limited period with the intention of returning home…

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And prior to his involvement in the revolution, Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin lived in Switzerland, as told in our Extraordinary Expats series.

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Lenin and the Swiss non-revolution

This content was published on Lenin, the father of the Russian revolution, worked on his theories for a popular uprising while living in Switzerland.

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