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| Join the Revolution! #1917LIVE launches interactive website, storms Twitter | Join the Revolution! #1917LIVE launches interactive website, storms Twitter |
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| With just days until the 100th anniversary of the February Revolution, RT is taking #1917LIVE – a unique project covering 1917 in Russia in real time – to a new level, with more tweets and 1917.RT.com, a dedicated website. | |
| JOIN THE REVOLUTION HERE: 1917.RT.COM | JOIN THE REVOLUTION HERE: 1917.RT.COM |
| Every day since January 1st, dozens of key figures from the year that changed world history forever – from Nicholas II to Vladimir Lenin, as well as ordinary citizens – have been tweeting out their views and descriptions of their activities, as the Russian Empire hurtles towards its demise. Their tweets, found under the #1917LIVE hashtag or collected at RT’s earlier incarnation, the Russian Telegraph, produce a fascinating picture, where each actor contributes to the upheaval, yet none realizes the momentous impact of their actions. | Every day since January 1st, dozens of key figures from the year that changed world history forever – from Nicholas II to Vladimir Lenin, as well as ordinary citizens – have been tweeting out their views and descriptions of their activities, as the Russian Empire hurtles towards its demise. Their tweets, found under the #1917LIVE hashtag or collected at RT’s earlier incarnation, the Russian Telegraph, produce a fascinating picture, where each actor contributes to the upheaval, yet none realizes the momentous impact of their actions. |
| With food rationing in Petrograd, the Tsar away at the frontlines, and the Duma scheduled to hold its last session for more than 70 years, the breakneck pace of events demands additional coverage. | With food rationing in Petrograd, the Tsar away at the frontlines, and the Duma scheduled to hold its last session for more than 70 years, the breakneck pace of events demands additional coverage. |
| We have begun airing Facebook broadcasts from historic landmarks, such as a former Romanov palace and a World War I train. Those feeds also serve as lively platforms for our viewers to exchange opinions on the rights and wrongs of the collapse of the Russian monarchy – a debate every bit as heated as those on current affairs today. We are also asking our audience to respond to online Twitter polls. | We have begun airing Facebook broadcasts from historic landmarks, such as a former Romanov palace and a World War I train. Those feeds also serve as lively platforms for our viewers to exchange opinions on the rights and wrongs of the collapse of the Russian monarchy – a debate every bit as heated as those on current affairs today. We are also asking our audience to respond to online Twitter polls. |
| Most crucially, we have now launched 1917.RT.com, which will be the hub for our coverage throughout the year. Here, you will be able to watch Tsar Nicholas II abdicate, see Vladimir Lenin return from exile, and follow the struggle between the cunning Bolsheviks and the doomed Provisional Government. | Most crucially, we have now launched 1917.RT.com, which will be the hub for our coverage throughout the year. Here, you will be able to watch Tsar Nicholas II abdicate, see Vladimir Lenin return from exile, and follow the struggle between the cunning Bolsheviks and the doomed Provisional Government. |
| #1917Live is in the running for best use of Twitter and best hashtag at the prestigious online Shorty Awards, which are due to be announced in April. | #1917Live is in the running for best use of Twitter and best hashtag at the prestigious online Shorty Awards, which are due to be announced in April. |