Burevestnik (Minsk, 1917)
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| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 1917 |
| Political alignment | Marxist |
| Headquarters | Petrograd |
Burevestnik (Russian: Буревестник) was a newspaper published daily from Minsk, Belarus, Russian Partition.[1][2] It was the organ of the Minsk Bolsheviks.[1][2] Burevestnik first appeared in October 1917, two days after the Bolshevik organ Molot had been suppressed by the Russian Provisional Government.[1] Its masthead included the motto "Workers of the world, unite!".[1]
Burevestnik carried articles by Vladimir Lenin. Issue no. 3 (published on October 11, 1917) carried the article The Crisis Has Matured, issue no. 8 (October 17, 1917) included The Nationalisation of the Banks whilst Lenin's A Letter to Comrades was published in parts in issues 13-16. These articles laid out the Bolshevik programme of action in Belarus.[1]
Burevestnik continued to be published up to the victory of the October Revolution.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Maksim Gorky (1950). The History of the Civil War in the U.S.S.R. International Publishers. p. 153.
- ^ a b Against Trotskyism: The Struggle of Lenin and the CPSU Against Trotskyism. A Collection of Documents. Progress Publishers. 1972. p. 381.