Russia Struggles with Legacy of 1917 Bolshevik Revolution

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7 November 2017 11:05 WIB

The logo of the soccer World Cup 2018 in Russia is drawn in light at the Aurora Cruiser during a light show marking the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. On the night of Oct. 25-26, 1917, crew members on the Aurora used the front deck gun to fire a blank shot at the Winter Palace, seen in the background, then the residence of the Provisional Government, giving the signal to leftists to storm the palace and to begin the Bolshevik Revolution. AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky

7 November 2017 00:00 WIB

People look at a portrait of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin drawn in light at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square during a light show marking the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. They played key roles in Russia's 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, which triggered a civil war that killed millions, devastated the country and redrew its borders. A century later, their descendants say these historic wounds have not healed. AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky

7 November 2017 00:00 WIB

A portrait of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is projected on the cruiser Aurora, which fired the shot that announced the start of Russia's 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, during a light show dedicated to revolution's centenary in St. Petersburg, Russia November 4, 2017. As Russia approaches the centennial of the uprising, it has struggled to come to terms with the legacy of those who remade the nation. The Kremlin is avoiding any official commemoration of the anniversary, tip-toeing around the event that remains polarizing for many and could draw unwelcome parallels to the present. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

7 November 2017 00:00 WIB

People look at a portrait of the last Russian Czar, Nicholas II, drawn in light at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square during a light show marking the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. Alexis Rodzianko, whose great-grandfather was speaker of the pre-revolutionary Russian parliament and pushed Czar Nicholas II to abdicate but later regretted it, sees the revolution as a calamity that threw Russia backward. AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky

7 November 2017 00:00 WIB

People watch a light show marking the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution on the Zimny (Winter) Palace at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky

7 November 2017 00:00 WIB

Fireworks explode over the Aurora Cruiser during a light show marking the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. On the night of Oct. 25-26, 1917, crew members on the Aurora used the front deck gun to fire a blank shot at the Winter Palace, seen in the background, then the residence of the Provisional Government, giving the signal to leftists to storm the palace and to begin the Bolshevik Revolution. AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky

7 November 2017 00:00 WIB