In pictures: Russia's muted Bolshevik Revolution centenary

Russian military parade, 7 Nov 17EPA

Instead of Communist symbolism the official parade in Moscow honoured World War Two soldiers

Troops in Soviet-era military uniform in Moscow, 7 Nov 17EPA

The parade marked the Soviet campaign against Nazi Germany in 1941. President Vladimir Putin stayed away and the event was not shown live on state TV.

Russian TV drama about Trotsky - screenshot from trailer1tv.ru

Russian state TV screened a drama about Joseph Stalin's rival Leon Trotsky - a leader who was erased from official Soviet history.

Communist rally in Moscow, 7 Nov 17AFP

Communists staged their own parade in Moscow, with portraits of Lenin and Stalin. The party is now a pale shadow of its former self.

Spanish communists in Moscow, 7 Nov 17AFP

Some foreign communists, such as these from Spain, rallied in Moscow in solidarity

Belarus communist in Minsk, 7 Nov 17Reuters

A woman in Belarus poses by a flag with a portrait of Lenin. Communists in several ex-Soviet republics marked the centenary.

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