Remembering the Bolshevik Revolution
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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
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
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