What the Russian Revolution would have looked like on social media | Mikhail Zygar

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What is history?

Šta je istorija?

It is something written by the winners.

To je nešto što su ispisali pobednici.

There is a stereotype that history should be focused on the rulers,

Postoji taj sterotip da istorija treba da se fokusira na vladare,

like Lenin or Trotsky.

poput Lenjina i Trockog.

As a result, people in many countries, like mine, Russia,

Kao posledica toga, ljudi mnogih zemalja kao što je moja, Rusija,

look at history as something that was predetermined

gledaju na istoriju kao na nešto unapred predodređeno

or determined by the leaders,

ili nešto što su uspostavili vladari,

and common people could not influence it in any way.

a na šta obični ljudi nemaju nikakvog uticaja.

Many Russians today do not believe that Russia could ever have been

Danas mnogi Rusi ne veruju da bi Rusija ikada mogla da bude

or ever will be a truly democratic nation,

ili će biti prava demokratska nacija,

and this is due to the way history has been framed

a sve to zbog načina na koji je istorija koncipirana

to the citizens of Russia.

građanima Rusije.

And this is not true.

Međutim, to nije istina.

To prove it, I spent two years of my life trying to go 100 years back,

Da bih to dokazao, 2 godine sam pokušavao da se vratim 100 godina unazad,

to the year 1917,

u 1917. godinu,

the year of the Russian Revolution.

godinu Ruske revolucije.

I asked myself, what if the internet and Facebook existed 100 years ago?

Upitao sam se šta bi bilo da su internet i Fejsbuk postojali pre 100 godina?

So last year, we built a social network for dead people,

Zato sam prošle godine napravio društvenu mrežu za mrtve ljude,

named Project1917.com.

pod imenom „Project1917.com”.

My team and I created our software,

Moj tim i ja kreirali smo sopstveni softver,

digitized and uploaded all possible real diaries and letters

digitalizovali i otpremili sve moguće stvarne dnevnike i pisma

written by more than 3,000 people

koje je napisalo više od 3000 ljudi

100 years ago.

pre 100 godina.

So any user of our website or application

Tako svaki korisnik naše veb stranice ili aplikacije

can follow a news feed for each day of 1917

može da prati najvažnije vesti za svaki dan 1917. godine

and read what people like Stravinsky or Trotsky,

i čita šta su ljudi poput Stravinskog ili Trockog,

Lenin or Pavlova and others thought and felt.

Lenjina ili Pavlova i drugih mislili i osećali.

We watch all those personalities being ordinary people like you and me,

Vidimo sve te ličnosti kao obične ljude poput vas i mene,

not demigods,

ne polubogove,

and we see that history consists of their mistakes, fears, weaknesses,

i shvatimo da se istorija sastoji i iz njihovih grešaka, strahova, slabosti,

not only their "genius ideas."

ne samo njihovih „genijalnih ideja”.

Our project was a shock for many Russians,

Naš projekat bio je šok za mnoge Ruse

who used to think that our country has always been an autocratic empire

koji su mislili da je naša zemlja oduvek jedno autokratsko carstvo,

and the ideas of freedom and democracy could never have prevailed,

a da se ideje o slobodi i demokratiji nikada nisu mogle ostvariti

just because democracy was not our destiny.

jer demokratija jednostavno nije naša sudbina.

But if we take a broader look,

Međutim, ako pogledamo širu sliku,

it's not that black and white.

nije sve tako crno i belo.

Yes, 1917 led to 70 years of communist dictatorship.

Da, 1917. je dovela do 70 godina komunističke diktature.

But with this project, we see that Russia could have had a different history

Ovaj projekat je pokazao da je Rusija mogla da ima drugačiju istoriju

and a democratic future, as any other country could or still can.

i demokratsku budućnost, kao što je mogla i još uvek može svaka druga zemlja.

Reading the posts from 1917,

Ako čitate objave iz 1917. godine,

you learn that Russia was the first country in the world

saznaćete da je Rusija bila prva zemlja na svetu

to abolish the death penalty,

koja je ukinula smrtnu kaznu,

or one of the first ones to grant women voting rights.

ili jedna od prvih zemalja koja je dala pravo glasa ženama.

Knowing history and understanding how ordinary people influenced history

Poznavanje istorije i razumevanje uticaja običnih ljudi na nju

can help us create a better future,

pomaže nam da kreiramo bolju budućnost,

because history is just a rehearsal of what's happening right now.

jer je istorija samo proba onoga što se dešava sada.

We do need new ways of telling history,

Potrebni su nam novi načini pričanja istorije,

and this year, for example,

a ove godine smo, primera radi,

we started a new online project that is called 1968Digital.com,

započeli novi internet projekat pod imenom „1968Digital.com”,

and that is an online documentary series

i to je serija dokumentarnih prikaza na internetu

that gives you an impression of that year, 1968,

koja vas vraća u tu, 1968. godinu,

a year marked by global social change

obeleženu globalnom društvenom promenom

that, in many ways, created the world as we know it now.

koja je, na mnogo načina, stvorila svet kakav poznajemo danas.

But we are making that history alive

Mi oživljavamo tu istoriju tako što zamišljamo

by imagining what if all the main characters could use mobile phones ...

kakva bi bila da su svi glavni akteri mogli da koriste mobilne telefone...

just like that?

tek tako.

And we see that a lot of individuals

I vidimo da se mnogo pojedinaca

were facing the same challenges and were fighting for the same values,

suočavalo sa istim izazovima i borilo za iste vrednosti,

no matter if they lived in the US or in USSR

bez obzira na to da li su živeli u SAD-u ili SSSR-u,

or in France or in China or in Czechoslovakia.

Francuskoj ili Kini ili Čehoslovačkoj.

By exposing history in such a democratic way,

Otkrivanjem istorije na takav demokratski način,

through social media,

kroz društvene medije,

we show that people in power are not the only ones making choices.

pokazujemo da odluke ne donose samo ljudi koji imaju moć.

That gives any user a possibility of reclaiming history.

Time se svakom korisniku daje mogućnost da zatraže istoriju natrag.

Ordinary people matter.

Obični ljudi su bitni.

They have an impact.

Oni imaju uticaja.

Ideas matter.

Ideje su bitne.

Journalists, scientists, philosophers matter.

Novinari, naučnici, filozofi su bitni.

We shape society.

Mi oblikujemo društvo.

We all make history.

Svi stvaramo istoriju.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)