2017 Peace on Earth Film Festival, Global Notes: Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal and The Russian Revolution

Two men hold portraits of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, left, and Soviet Founder Vladimir Lenin during a demonstration marking the 99th anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. Unlike the past, Nov. 7 is no longer a public holiday in Russia.
Two men hold portraits of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, left, and Soviet Founder Vladimir Lenin during a demonstration marking the 99th anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. Unlike the past, Nov. 7 is no longer a public holiday in Russia. Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Photo
Two men hold portraits of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, left, and Soviet Founder Vladimir Lenin during a demonstration marking the 99th anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. Unlike the past, Nov. 7 is no longer a public holiday in Russia.
Two men hold portraits of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, left, and Soviet Founder Vladimir Lenin during a demonstration marking the 99th anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. Unlike the past, Nov. 7 is no longer a public holiday in Russia. Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Photo

2017 Peace on Earth Film Festival, Global Notes: Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal and The Russian Revolution

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