In this special episode to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution, UCD historian Professor Judith Devlin discusses one of the defining events of the 20th century. Devlin discusses the tumultuous events of the revolution, including: the lead up to the February Revolution; Lenin's return to Russia; the October Revolution and its aftermath; the ensuing Civil War; and how Russians commemorate the events of 1917.
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How do you commemorate a civil war? How do we approach the next part of the 'decade of centenaries', on both sides of the Border.
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Echoes from the Past is an audio and walking tour app, which aims to give users some insight into children’s experience of the Irish Industrial school system. It is a verbatim project based entirely on the 2009 Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (the Ryan Report) and funded by the Irish Research Council New Horizons project Industrial Memories, based in the School of English, Drama and Film at UCD.
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'1916 and Me/2016 and Us' is an attempt to uncover what 1916 means today, parsing the motivations which inspire people to commemorate the momentous events of that year.
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The conference was organised by the Dean of Waterford, the Very Revd Maria Jansson, to evaluate 1916 and the manner in which it has been remembered and used politically.
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