How do you commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution when your library hosts one of the preeminent Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Collections in the U.S.? The University of Illinois’ world famous Slavic Reference drew from the amazing collections housed at the University of Illinois Library to create unique exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution.
The exhibit, which opened on September 1st, includes materials related to the 1917 revolution, as well as materials that demonstrate its global reverberations throughout the following decades. Among the exhibit, visitors can find iconic Soviet posters; newspaper articles from around the world that reported on the events of the Revolution, including the Daily Illini; a doctoral dissertation from 1917, which analyzes the social and political causes of the revolution; and paintings on revolutionary themes. However, the appearance that attracted the most attention at the exhibit’s opening celebration, as the life-size cut-out of Lenin, who watched over the students, faculty, and staff as they enjoyed the collection.
The exhibit will run through September 30th and is located in the first floor North-South corridor of the Main Library (1408 W Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL). It is part of the series of events Ten Days that Shook the World, Ten Days that Shake the Campus.
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