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In 2017 RT launched #1917LIVE – a social media project about one of the most intense moments in Russian history – the Revolution of 1917. Anyone could join on Twitter by creating a digital avatar of an existing historical figure and posting historically accurate (albeit sometimes cheeky) tweets under the hashtags #1917LIVE and #1917CROWD. A […]
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The Russian Revolution in tweets: #1917LIVE history role-play now a book & you can download a copy
May 8th, 2018 
Awake Goy #1917LIVE nominated for Webby Awards: Vote and help RT win an ‘Oscar of the Internet’
April 4th, 2018 Awake Goy #1917LIVE is an interactive history re-enactment on Twitter, dedicated to Russia’s Revolution of 1917. The project was open for all to participate. Vote for #1917LIVE HERE. The Webby Awards are the most established internet awards, annually presented by the The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. In 2016, RT won by a landslide in the […]
#1917LIVE: John Reed & Vyacheslav Molotov – the project’s most active figures
December 31st, 2017 Awake Goy Vyacheslav Molotov is a figure of immense importance to Soviet history. A key moment for the Old Bolshevik was the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact of 1939 with Nazi Germany. The young Stalin protégé rose through the ranks in the 1920s to become chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars, followed by the minister of […]
‘So fascinating, so strange’: What the big hitters said about #1917LIVE
December 30th, 2017 Awake Goy Described as “nerdy but entertaining” by Mattias Fyrenius, the chief of Nobel Media which handles publicity around the coveted prize, it’s unsurprising that the project initially found favour with academics already obsessed with Russia, and au fait with the army logistics crisis of 1917 – though many noted parallels with the turbulence of 2017. The story […]
#1917LIVE finale: 17 best tweets by #1917CROWD community
December 29th, 2017 Awake Goy In January 2017, RT launched its interactive history project about the Revolution of 1917, creating an account for a fictional news outlet – The Russian Telegraph – alongside some other accounts of the most prominent figures of that time like Lenin, Nicholas II and others. But the most exciting part of the project was that […]
#1917LIVE finale: 17 best videos
December 28th, 2017 Awake Goy The videos are a combination of genuine archive footage, specially-produced one-offs and mini productions using actors and VR to breathe life into the figure of Lenin and others. This was of course absolutely necessary, given the dearth of actual footage of Lenin tweeting etc. 1916. The Russian Empire is in the throes of the Great […]
#1917LIVE finale: 17 best tweets
December 27th, 2017 Awake Goy 17. Student Vladimir An excited tweet by math student Vladimir Khlebtsevich who studied at Petrograd University in 1917. He won’t live to be 23, falling victim to the Revolution during protests. 16. Kronstadt Sailors Sailors at the Kronstadt Naval Base were a turbulent bunch, first rejecting monarchy, then the Provisional Government that was in charge […]
#1917LIVE: 100 incredible posters about 1917 Revolution go on World tour (PHOTOS)
November 13th, 2017 Awake Goy With RT’s interactive history project entering its culmination stage, the time has come to shine a light on some of the stunning artwork used in #1917LIVE – a re-creation of the revolution on Twitter. Artists were given the subject of 1917-2017 and a color scheme of red, white and black. Remember that time when Lenin’s […]
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No Comments »Dive into the revolution with RT’s #1917LIVE 360 cinema in Moscow Metro
November 6th, 2017 Awake Goy RT’s VR cinema was open in the foyer of the Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square) station on Monday, November 6. The Revolution 360 panoramic videos immerse the viewers in the atmosphere of the revolution era, telling the stories of historic figures, such as Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, and ordinary people living through the events, which changed […]
#1917LIVE: Russian Revolution in real time
November 6th, 2017 Awake Goy As sailors, headed by revolutionary commissars, seize key institutions, employees are being sent home quickly due to the “generally insecure situation in the city.” Source Article from https://www.rt.com/news/408883-live-updates-russian-revolution-1917/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Twitter Turns Red: Relive the climax of the Russian Revolution with #1917LIVE
October 25th, 2017 Awake Goy If you’re a new subscriber and want to delve deep into everything you’ve missed in the lead-up to the explosive events of November 6-8, don’t worry, the fictional Russian Telegraph’s bot is here to help. Simply head over to our page. Simply type in a query and gain instant access to the project’s information: dates, events, […]
Posted in World News Tags: 1917live, climax, relive, revolution, russian, turns, Twitter No Comments »Paulo Coelho brings last days of Mata Hari to #1917LIVE Twitter
September 14th, 2017 Awake Goy Coelho is curating the character of Mata Hari, the enigmatic subject of his latest book, “The Spy.” “We are honored and excited to collaborate with Paulo Coelho and re-tell Mata Hari’s last days as part of #1917LIVE. Paulo shares with us a fascination with real-time history and congratulated us on the project,” said #1917LIVE Creative […]
#1917LIVE: Detained Russian tsar & his family moved to Siberia
August 14th, 2017 Awake Goy Nicholas Romanov, his wife Alexandra and five children were placed under guard in the Alexander palace in Tsarskoye Selo on March 22, 1917 after the February Revolution deposed the centuries-old Russian monarchy. They were only allowed to spend time outside on a small plot of land, forbidden to move further out into the spacious former […]
