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IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/XXIII./6/1967
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Untitled
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3pp 1 item
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(28/07/1895- 07/04/1973)
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(1500-2022)
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Scope and content
Described the Revolution as the greatest event in human history. Ireland celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the greatest event in its history last year, the 1916 Rising. Irish Communists proud of the pre -revolutionary position taken up by James Connolly regarding the Leninist position of an Imperialist war. Lenin championed the Irish Uprising of 1916. Working class of Ireland congratulated the Russian people on their revolution. The Social Democratic and Trade Union Movement accepted the invitation to send delegates to the International Conference in Petrograd. Irish delegates come with a deep respect for the sacrifices of the Soviet people.