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1917
A year in the 20th century.
The outbreak of war at sea between the German and British navies extended the conflict to yet another front, where in February 1917 a critical escalation was brought about by Germany’s declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare. All merchant ships in the northern Atlantic – whether carrying military or civilian cargoes – were declared to be targets of the German submarine squadrons. The purpose of this offensive was to paralyse Atlantic shipping and to isolate Great Britain economically by cutting off its inexhaustible supply of commodities from over the seas. Th ...more
The outbreak of war at sea between the German and British navies extended the conflict to yet another front, where in February 1917 a critical escalation was brought about by Germany’s declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare. All merchant ships in the northern Atlantic – whether carrying military or civilian cargoes – were declared to be targets of the German submarine squadrons. The purpose of this offensive was to paralyse Atlantic shipping and to isolate Great Britain economically by cutting off its inexhaustible supply of commodities from over the seas. Th ...more
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… I am disappointed by the events of the last days [October 1917] not because I do not desire the triumph of the working class in Russia but precisely because I pray for it with all the strength of my soul…. [We must] remember Engels' remark that there would be no greater historical tragedy for the working class than to seize political power when it is not ready for it. [Such a seizure of power] would compel it to retreat far back from the positions which were won in February and March of the pr
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― The Gulag Archipelago
― The Gulag Archipelago
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Quello che sto per dire è molto strano. Ma scrivere mi è NOIOSO. Si, tra la rossa nebbia, tra questi schifosi orrori senza precedenti, al fondo di questa insensibilità vi è la noia. Un turbinio di eventi e - immobilità. Ogni cosa sta crollando, sta andando al diavolo - e non c'è vita. Nella vita umana vi è sempre l'elemento della lotta volontaria; adesso essa quasi non esiste. Ve n'è così poca, nel centro degli eventi. E vi è il fetore della carogna.
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