“Winter was coming on–the terrible Russian winter. I heard business men speak of it so: 'Winter was always Russia’s best friend. Perhaps now it will rid us of Revolution.” ColdWinterRussian RevolutionRussian Culture Author:John Reed
“We dined at a vegetarian restaurant with the enticing name ‘I Eat Nobody,’ and Tolstoy's picture prominent on the walls, and then sallied out into the streets.” RevolutionVegetarianNonviolenceNon ViolenceMoscowSpeciesismRussian RevolutionTolstoy1917John Reed Book:Ten Days That Shook the World Source: Ten Days That Shook the World
“Descubrí que las balas no son tan aterradoras, que el temor a la muerte no es una cosa tan grande y que los mexicanos son maravillosamente simpáticos” Revolución MexicanaPancho VillaDivisión Del Norte Author:John Reed
“Two weeks later General Kaledin received a deputation from his troops. 'Will you,' the asked, 'promise to divide the estates of the Cossack landlords among the working Cossacks?' 'Only over my dead body,' responded Kaledin. A month later, seeing his army melt away before his eyes, Kaledin blew out his brains. And the Cossack movement was no more...” RussiaUssrRussian RevolutionLeninTrotskyCossackKaledin Book:Ten Days That Shook the World Source: Ten Days That Shook the World