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In this photo taken in October 1917, provided by Russian State Archive of Social and Political History, members of the revolution Red Guards pose for a photo with their arms at the Smolny Institute building which was chosen by Vladimir Lenin as Bolshevik headquarters during the October Revolution in 1917. The Kremlin is avoiding any official commemoration of the centennial of the 1917 revolution, tip-toeing around the event that remains polarizing for many, as the historic wounds of the revolution have not healed for the descendants of the event. (Photo by Russian State Archive of Social and Political History via AP Photo)
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