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100 years ago today, 19 July 1920, the opening ceremony of the Second Comintern Congress took place in Petrograd.
Among the international delegates were two from Ireland: Roddy Connolly, son of James Connolly, and Belfast-born veteran of the US Socialist Party Eamonn MacAlpine
Among the international delegates were two from Ireland: Roddy Connolly, son of James Connolly, and Belfast-born veteran of the US Socialist Party Eamonn MacAlpine
Here is my research into this famous photo condensed into an image, showing info on location and other revolutionaries pictured.
You can read more about the photo (and why I initially cast doubt on it being a photo of Roddy Connolly) here: https://mauricejcasey.com/2020/05/13/a-photo-of-roddy-connolly-and-lenin-or-is-it/
You can read more about the photo (and why I initially cast doubt on it being a photo of Roddy Connolly) here: https://mauricejcasey.com/2020/05/13/a-photo-of-roddy-connolly-and-lenin-or-is-it/
Delegates attend a session of the Comintern Congress. I believe this photo was taken in the Smolny Institute. There is a figure seated in the front row who fits Roddy Connolly's profile, although it's difficult to confirm.
Computer... enhance.
The Comintern congress was a heady experience for two young Irish revolutionaries. Beyond the encounters with global radicals, there was also an element of spectacle.
Here, Soviet actors re-enact the end of the Paris Commune as part of the opening ceremony. Ominous vibes.
Here, Soviet actors re-enact the end of the Paris Commune as part of the opening ceremony. Ominous vibes.
Wait. Going to do some live historical research here.
This figure on the right of potential Roddy at the congress has a similar hair parting/forehead/eyes to this fellow popping up behind Roddy-with-Lenin.
Is *that* the real Eamonn MacAlpine?
This figure on the right of potential Roddy at the congress has a similar hair parting/forehead/eyes to this fellow popping up behind Roddy-with-Lenin.
Is *that* the real Eamonn MacAlpine?
If you thought Dublin Buses with "Wear a Face Cover" on their front was radical, wait until you read what's written on this tram: "Down with International Capital"
The Congress took place in both Petrograd and Moscow. Here delegates are seen in a train in a Petrograd station, on their way to Moscow.
The man looking to the camera with cup of coffee is Leonid Krasin, later a Soviet diplomat who died of a blood disease in London in 1926.
The man looking to the camera with cup of coffee is Leonid Krasin, later a Soviet diplomat who died of a blood disease in London in 1926.
Another image of the revolutionary acting troupe. The front row appears to be a group of actors starring in the role of books by Kautsky and Plekhanov.
