NEWS CENTER –
“The October Revolution is now 100 years old. The upcoming turn of the year offers a good opportunity to give the October Revolution a comprehensive evaluation. Within the framework of human history, the October Revolution was an extraordinarily important revolution: after the emergence of state systems, the exploiting ruling class was overthrown in the Soviet Union, and thus in a very large area. A system of councils or soviets representing the interests of the workers, the rural population, the oppressed people, and other social groups came in its place. In 1917, in the wake of the October Revolution, a system based on the workers’ and peasants’ councils was set up in Russia. Not only was the ruling class overthrown through the organizing and leadership of the workers, but also the exploitative production system, i.e. capitalism and feudalism were shattered. It was replaced by a production system based on collectivity. Of course, there are issues in this context that need special attention, such as the increasing transformation of the Soviets into power and state structures or the expropriations called collectivization, which eventually led to a form of state capitalism. But at the beginning of our assessment, we would like to state that the execution of a revolution of this kind has produced in principle very significant results for human history.
The October Revolution represents a very important leadership and self-administration experience from the perspective of the workers, and the oppressed. The positive and negative sides of the revolution had an important influence on the political, economic, social and cultural life that developed during and after the revolution in the subsequent construction of a free, democratic and socialist life. In short: The October Revolution represents a very important experience for the history of the freedom struggle of the people and the longing for a communal living, classless and free of exploitation. Many important achievements were won from the point of view of the struggle of the oppressed people as part of the October Revolution. First and foremost, we must emphasize that the October Revolution has again proven that ideology and theory are extremely important to politics and political struggle. The October Revolution developed because of social, political, economic and cultural problems. But it had also its own ideology and theory. It assessed the prevailing social and economic situation in Russia from an ideological position. Therefore, a systematic way of thinking, a holistic political approach and a program could be developed. The October Revolution is thus a revolution that developed on the basis of a socialist ideology and the associated theory. It created a great deal of excitement and enthusiasm among the workers, the oppressed and the rural population on the basis of socialist ideology and theory.
Using Marx and Engels’ understanding of socialism, which is referred to as Scientific Socialism, people and the various social groups were offered clear and achievable goals. Society was given hope in the form of a theory and a program to achieve a free and equal life in this framework, a life without the pressure of the ruling classes, and instead the self-government of the working class and the rural population and instead the self-government of the working class and the rural population. This program and this hope gave the people, and the intellectuals great excitement. This new understanding of life brought the youth, the women, the elderly, the men, the peasants, the workers, the rural population and the oppressed into action. Especially the intellectuals and the creators of art and literature were infected by this excitement. The fact that the socialist ideal was formulated in a holistic and systematic way, and that a life without oppression and exploitation in freedom and equality was defined as a goal, inspired the people greatly. The ideological and theoretical perspective formulated by Marx and Engels in the 19th century as Scientific Socialism became an important value for humanity. In the 19th and 20th centuries, all intellectuals, artists, progressive thinkers, all those affected by oppression and despotism, and all those who wanted to live freely and democratically, were significantly influenced by the appeal of socialism.”
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