Tag Archives: Revolution

1648: This Page Intentionally Left Blank

Posted on January 12, 2020 by corvusfugit

The English Civil War began in 1642, pitting King Charles I against the English and Scottish parliaments. The King’s army initially held the upper hand, but after 1644 the rebellious Roundheads, under the command of Oliver Cromwell, began to gain … Continue reading →

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1921: Outnumbered and Outgunned

Posted on April 23, 2019 by corvusfugit

In the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921), Irish republicans were vastly outnumbered and outgunned by British forces—yet they won, fighting to an eventual truce and the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. How did they do it? In … Continue reading →

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1973: And Here As In Other Places

Posted on April 5, 2019 by corvusfugit

Fold-out poster of Emiliano Zapata from El Malcriado, newsletter of the United Farm Workers, AFL-CIO (May 4,1973) (source) …And here as in other places, enslaved men and women, whose consciousness has been asleep, are waking up, looking around struggling…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Art, Emiliano Zapata, Labor, Latino/as/x, Mexico, Posters, Revolution, Unions, USA | Leave a comment

1793: Cards for Equality

Posted on June 20, 2018 by corvusfugit

Following the French Revolution and its toppling of the French monarchy, Urbain Jaume and Jean-Démosthène Dugourc conceived the idea of a new deck of playing cards that, like the revolutionaries, would toss out its “aristocracy” of Aces, Kings, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 18th Century, Civil Rights, France, French Revolution, Games, Jean-Démosthène Dugourc, Playing Cards, Revolution, Urbain Jaume | Leave a comment

1973: 198 Methods

Posted on February 10, 2018 by corvusfugit

Gene Sharp died last week. Sharp was a prolific theorist of nonviolent action whose writings have influenced anti-government resistance movements around the world. His work was profoundly shaped by the study of Gandhi and the labor and civil rights activist … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Albert Einstein, Boycotts, Civil Rights, Gene Sharp, Resistance, Revolution, Strikes, Unions, USA, Writing | Leave a comment

1920: Drag

Posted on January 20, 2018 by corvusfugit

Afanasy Shaur, a member of the Russian Baltic Fleet, organized this gay wedding in Petrograd in 1921. The event featured elements of a traditional Russian wedding, such as a special bread presented with a dish of salt for the betrothed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Books, Dan Healey, Joseph Stalin, LGBTQ, Marriage, Medicine, Psychology, Revolution, Socialism & Communism, Soviet Union | 1 Comment

1964: Revolution

Posted on January 13, 2018 by corvusfugit

During the shooting of David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago [set in Russia during WWI and the Russian Revolution] in a Madrid suburb in 1964, a crowd of Spanish statists had to sing the “Internationale” in a scene involving a mass demonstration. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1910's, 1960's, 2000's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Art, David Lean, Film, Gilles Deleuze, Philosophy, Police, Revolution, Russia, Slavoj Žižek, Slovenia, Socialism & Communism, Spain | 1 Comment

1655: Headless Horsemen

Posted on December 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

In the turmoil of the English Civil War (1642-1651), an engraving based on this portrait of King Charles I underwent a remarkable number of transformations. The original portrait was painted by Anthony van Dyck in 1633 (above). The French engraver … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 17th Century, Anthony van Dyck, Art, Belgium, English Civil War, France, Great Britain, King Charles I, Law, Oliver Cromwell, Painting, Pierre Lombart, Portraits, Printmaking, Revolution | 1 Comment

1789: The Bastilles Made from the Bastille

Posted on August 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Pierre-François Palloy owned one of the largest building firms in Paris when the Bastille fell on July 14, 1789, and, after some debate over the fate of the prison that had come to symbolize tyranny in the city, he acquired … Continue reading →

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2012: Nefertiti in the Streets

Posted on July 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

Graffiti in Cairo by El Zeft

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 21st Century, Africa, Art, Egypt, El Zeft, Feminism, Graffiti, Revolution, Women | Leave a comment