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A 1920 photograph of Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). Lenin led the Bolshevik faction of socialists in pre-revolution Russia and then seized power in November 1917 in the Bolshevik Revolution, becoming head of the Soviet state.

The Collier Brig 'Mary', showing two views of the same vessel, oil on canvas painting by John Scott, 1855. This brig would have been similar to the Creole, famous for the 1841 Creole Mutiny, the most successful slave revolt in US history...

Parliament Park, Nassau, Bahamas. In November 1841, the slave ship Creole sailed into port at Nassau following the Creole Mutiny, the most successful slave revolt in US history. Photograph by Ivan Curra, 2014.

The Russian Aurora naval cruiser which famously participated in the Bolshevik Revolution of November 1917 by firing upon Petrograd's Winter Palace. The ship is seen here anchored in St. Petersburg (formerly Petrograd).

Confederate soldiers advance through the woods toward the Union lines at the Battle of Chickamauga (19-20 Sept 1863), drawing on paper by Alfred R. Waud, 1863. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

The tattered coat worn by Confederate Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne (1828-1864) when he was killed at the Battle of Franklin on 30 November 1864. Museum of the Confederacy in Appomattox, Virginia. Photo taken by Farrargirl, 2017.

Depiction of the Battle of Shiloh (6-7 April 1862), artwork by Thure de Thulstrup, printed by L. Prang & Co., c. 1888. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Major General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne of Field and Staff, 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment and Confederate States Army General Staff in uniform. Photograph by Ben Oppenheimer, between 1861 and 1864. Cleburne, known as "Stonewall of the...

Confederate troops assault the Union lines at the Battle of Franklin (30 Nov 1864), one of the final major battles of the American Civil War (1861-1865), print by Kurz and Allison, 1891. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

The Bolshevik, oil on canvas by Boris Kustodiev, 1920. Dedicated to the Russian Revolution of 1917, Kustodiev depicts a collosal figure flying the red banner of the new Soviet state as he leads the Moscow crowds through the streets. The...