The “Matchbox Museum” has many matchboxes, either in series or individually, from
the former Soviet Union. Many of them are from the 60’s and 70’s and have performances in honor of the October Revolution.
On November 7 (October 25 according to the old calendar) in 1917, the Great October Socialist Revolution began its victorious course.
The October Revolution showed the power of the exploited and the oppressed, when they rushed to the forefront and turned the wheel of history forward, in the direction of social liberation. In the historical time, it was the continuation of the revolts of the slaves, of the peasants of the Middle Ages, of the bourgeois revolutions, but at the same time their culmination and transcendence, since for the first time the goal of the revolution was the abolition of the class exploitative society.
The achievements of the revolution were a support for the workers worldwide, as after the revolution a policy of general, free, compulsory education for all was implemented, eliminating the illiteracy of the country. Free medical care, secured housing and quality work for all citizens were all over implemented. Along of course with the huge achievements in science and culture.
October 1917 was an event of global and timeless significance. Reaffirmed the potential of the working class as a social force that can and must lead the revolutionary struggle for a society free of exploitation, insecurity and poverty;
The victorious October Revolution was a continuation of all previous workers’ uprisings and paved the way for the historical passage of humanity “from the realm of necessity to the realm of freedom”. Summarizing its historical significance, Lenin wrote:
“We started this project. Exactly when, for how long, the proletarians of what nation will complete this task is not the essential question. The essential thing is that the ice broke, the road opened, that the road was paved “.
