PEOPLE OF THE FUTURE: The October Revolution of 1917 inspired a generation of young Russians to embrace new ideals of socialist living.

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  • Author(s): Willimott, Andy
  • Source:
    History Today. Oct2017, Vol. 67 Issue 10, p24-35. 12p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      REVOLUTIONS; HISTORY of revolutions; SOCIALISM; BALEZIN, S. A.
    • Subject Terms:
      SOVIET Union; RUSSIAReport Available
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the impact of the 1917 October Revolution in Russia on the decision of youths in the new Soviet republic to embrace socialism. Topics discussed include the ways that some young revolutionary enthusiasts chose to experiment with ideology and socialism such as placing money and possessions in a common area to be shared equally and how student Stepan Afanas'evich Balezin of the Social Education Institute and his ZhilishchnoBytovaia Kommuna (ZhBK) worked for change.