The October Revolution: Springtime for Lenin

The Imperial government's collapse during the First World War led to the October Revolution of 1917, after which the Bolsheviks quickly consolidated their authority and created a communist government—but how different was this police state from the Tsarist one that preceded it? Historian Craig Saucier will briefly survey the October Revolution and how it launched the emergence of communist Russia and whether or not that represented a genuine historical transformation. Noon. Free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch and may come and go as their schedules require. louisianastatemuseum.org.