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  1. 10 Eisenstein

    10/10Silent movie accompanist Neil Brand reappraises Eisenstein's influential film October.

  2. 9 Moisei Ginzburg

    9/10Political historian Tariq Ali recalls a tour of Constructivist Moscow in the 1980s.

  3. 8 The State Porcelain Factory

    8/10Ceramicist Claire Curneen tells the strange story of the State Porcelain Factory.

  4. 7 Akhmatova and Tsvetaeva

    7/10Writer Elaine Feinstein compares the impact of the Revolution on two great Russian poets.

  5. 6 Mosolov

    6/10Musicologist Tamsin Alexander considers the industrially inspired music of Mosolov.

  6. 5 Tatlin

    5/10Art historian Christina Lodder describes the influence of sculptor Vladimir Tatlin.

  7. 4 Meyerhold

    4/10Richard Eyre appraises the Revolution's impact on theatre director Meyerhold.

  8. 3 Nijinsky

    3/10Former ballerina Deborah Bull on Nijinsky and the impact of his ballet The Rite of Spring.

  9. 2 John Reed, Eye-Witness

    2/10Historian Helen Rappaport reappraises American eyewitness to the Revolution, John Reed.

  10. 1 Choices

    1/10Writer Martin Sixsmith considers how the Russian Revolution affected choices for artists.