The main lesson of the October Revolution is that it proved that it is possible to create a society different from capitalism. Today, the need for this is greater than ever, and it is no longer just a matter of social justice but of very human survival. It is necessary to learn lessons from the past, to learn from mistakes - both ours and those of others, in order to free ourselves from the patterns and fears of the ghosts of history. Also - to remember with gratitude those who, at the cost of their lives, gained and passed on this valuable experience to today's confused humanity. To extract from the cellars of memory the strange word "future", to clean it of vegetables and dust. and bring it closer to our faces to illuminate them. To learn to walk, one falls many times. Blaming socialism for many mistakes and tragedies is like blaming the invention of wheels and wings for car accidents and plane crashes. The fight against historical memory requires the authorities to create mass stereotypes and clichés that divert the essence of the phenomena. There is no more favorite phrase of crooks, tyrants and slave owners of all times and nations than "all revolutions are evil. "Those who talk about the "victims of socialism" are unable to ask how many human lives it saved. In recent decades, leading post-Soviet media outlets have waged a focused campaign to destroy the image of the Great October Socialist Revolution - a historical disaster that forever changed the space and time of humanity. And if the October Revolution had not been the most important event of the last century, it is unlikely that so many intellectual mercenaries would have been hired by the press and publishers of so many countries to erase this date from all the calendars of the world. Oleg Yasinsky.

The main lesson of the October Revolution is that it proved that it is possible to create a society different from capitalism. Today, the need for this is greater than ever, and it is no longer just a matter of social justice but of very human survival. It is necessary to learn lessons from the past, to learn from mistakes - both ours and those of others, in order to free ourselves from the patterns and fears of the ghosts of history. Also - to remember with gratitude those who, at the cost of their lives, gained and passed on this valuable experience to today's confused humanity. To extract from the cellars of memory the strange word "future", to clean it of vegetables and dust. and bring it closer to our faces to illuminate them. To learn to walk, one falls many times. Blaming socialism for many mistakes and tragedies is like blaming the invention of wheels and wings for car accidents and plane crashes. The fight against historical memory requires the authorities to create mass stereotypes and clichés that divert the essence of the phenomena. There is no more favorite phrase of crooks, tyrants and slave owners of all times and nations than "all revolutions are evil. "Those who talk about the "victims of socialism" are unable to ask how many human lives it saved. In recent decades, leading post-Soviet media outlets have waged a focused campaign to destroy the image of the Great October Socialist Revolution - a historical disaster that forever changed the space and time of humanity. And if the October Revolution had not been the most important event of the last century, it is unlikely that so many intellectual mercenaries would have been hired by the press and publishers of so many countries to erase this date from all the calendars of the world. Oleg Yasinsky.