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World Service,26 Oct 2010,10 mins

Storming the Winter Palace, 1917

Witness History

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The Winter Palace in St Petersburg was a symbol of Tsarist power and extravagance. When it was overrun by revolutionaries an American journalist called John Reid was there to capture events.

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