Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Tsar
Nicholas II, Vladimir Lenin, and Grigori Rasputin had access to social media
during the Russian Revolution of 1917? A team of Russian writers, artists, and
software developers, with the support from the State Archive of Russian
Federation, the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, and a number of
other museums and institutions, have endeavored to do just that with 1917. Free
History. This project explores the tumultuous events of 1917 through a series
of imaginary social media accounts that feature actual archival material
authored by key players in the revolution. Each day, the website is updated
with a series of posts that include the content of letters, artwork, and news
items from exactly a century ago. (For example, if you visit this website on
February 24, 2017, you will see items from February 24, 1917). On February 17,
Paul Klee posts his painting "Wanderer-birds," Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich pens a letter to
Nicholas II, and Lenin rails about "[w]hat a swine Trotsky is."
Facebook users may share these updates on their own newsfeeds, creating a
unique way for individuals today to engage with history. This website is
translated into English courtesy of the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute.
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