#1917Live: Retweet the Revolution

What if Twitter existed 100 years ago? What role would it have played in the politics of that era? On this episode of The Show About Politics, we take a time machine back to the Russian Revolution to find out. Joining us on this adventure is Ivor Crotty and Dr Helen Rappaport, two of the creators of a digital historical social media project called #1917Live. #1917LIVE is an experimental project that tells the story of the Russian Revolution through a network of linked Twitter accounts. Dozens of historical characters, from Tsar Nicholas II to Vladimir Lenin are live-tweeting events day-by-day as if Twitter existed a century ago.

Learn more about #1917Live here: https://1917live.red/

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