On December 28th, 1917, just weeks after the October Revolution, the People’s Commissariat of Public Charity was formed as a department tasked with the protection of infants.
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The USSR and Homosexuality Part II (Czarist Article 995)
These events created the impression that the USSR had deliberately ‘decriminalised’ and then ‘legalised’ homosexuality, but this view was not entirely correct. Yes, the USSR had abolished the oppressive Czarist Legal Code, and in so doing had dissolved Article 995.
The USSR and Homosexuality Part I (Article 121 – 1934)
The Soviet Union was a Socialist State seeking to evolve society beyond its feudal and capitalist limitations, and into an advanced Communist System where class, religion and State would no longer be required for the maintenance of an optimum human society.
Tunguska Event 1908: the Soviet Scientific Response
The ‘effects’ of Tunguska were plain to see, but the scientific question was what ’causes’ had led to this devastation? This was and remains an important question for humanity, as next time such a devastating event might happen over a crowded city and possess the potential to kill millions. The following modern documentary explores the very good research of Kulik (explaining how he volunteered for the Red Army in 1941 to fight the invading forces of Nazi Germany, and died a year later).
Long May Our Crimson Flag Inspire…!
The great Paul Robeson sings the Soviet National Anthem!