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Meirian Jump explains why, for the Marx Memorial Library, the revolutionary centenary is a very special event indeed

The centenary of the Russian Revolution is a once in a generation moment for the Marx Memorial Library, our members and supporters.

Socialists, communists and trade unionists founded our Library in 1933. Their political lives were forged in the aftermath of the Bolshevik revolution, just 15 years previously.

The ideas of Karl Marx inspired the October Revolution. A Marx Commemoration Committee sought to mark 50 years since the philosopher’s death, and decided on a Library and Workers’ School – the MML.

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