Discuss with reference to France and Russia. ... The Russian revolution progressed in much the same way, and its causes are rooted deep in Russian history. ... The statement above is accurate and reasonable and is born out fantastically well by spiralling events in both France and Russia in their ages of revolution. ... As with France, the Russian revolution began as a protest against tyranny. ... Therefore, the statement presented is accurate to both the French and Russian revolutions. ...

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Many historians studied the French Revolution and while they often disagreed over the relative significance of specific changes or developments, they agreed that the French Revolution is a very important event in modern history, and more radical than either the English or American Revolutions. ... Such major socialist revolutions of the twentieth century as in Russia, China and Cuba were inspired by this French declaration. ... Prior to the revolution, there were only religious schools but after the revolution, every type of religion could go to the state school to study. ... The above c...

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Napoleon, the leader of the revolution was granted an immense amount of praise and power. ... The revolution also forced the rich to become wealthier. ... The French embellished diversity while the Russians er1adicated it. ... The Russians were the first experimentation of communism, but failed on many accounts. One would include the fact that Russia never did follow the recipe left by Marx. ...

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Also for Russia there was good hope that the country would finally embrace democracy after 70 years of communism. ... The appointment of Boris Yeltsin in 1991 as the first president of the Russian Federation only brought little change, as he turned Russia into a chaotic state with widespread corruption and rebellious provinces (Shevtsova, 2007: 32). ... However, after almost 14 years, the hope of democracy in Russia has flown. ... By testing Russia to the conditions mentioned by McFaul, we can better understand on which factors Russia falls short. ... Each condition will be tested by looking ...

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In 1905, the famouse Russian revolution had occured between Czar and his people. ... Although Russia became more civilized in a way, the demand for right increased by the Serfs which had created the long term cause of the revolution. ... The peasants were the bulk of Russian citizenry, and acted as the soldiers of the 1905 revolution. ... The Revolution created in 1905, caused two things. ... After the revolution, Russia had...

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The 1848 Revolutions The main cause of 1848 Revolutions was the severe harvest failure during mid-1840s. ... The French revolution began. ... The French Revolution has spread out the idea of liberalism. ... Let us take a close look at the revolutions in the Austrian Empire. ... A best example is Greece; the revolution in Greece was recognized as a holy war, a battle of Christians against the Muslim Turks, so it gained aid from many strong countries such as Russia, France and Britain. ...

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Historians argue if the American Revolution was democratic in nature. ... Early in his introduction to The Radicalism of the American Revolution, Wood observes the differences between the American and other nations revolutions in terms of the conditions that existed and the objectives of the revolutionaries. I believe that Wood was interested in the uniqueness of the American Revolution.  ... " Wood is contrasting his analysis of history with that of what he calls the "Progressive" and "neo-Progressive" historians who traditionally view the American Revolution throug...

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Last November, the Bolsheviks led a massive revolution against Kerensky's provisional government. ... For starters, people were appalled at how Kerensky kept Russia in the war, continuing to support our country in the hopes of establishing greater freedom and democracy. ... They had the full support of the workers and peasants by September and at that point, we all knew a successful revolution was inevitable. In his first months as leader, Lenin made a call to end the war and announced that the 540 million acres of the land was to be handed over to the Russian people. ... The vast majori...

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After revolution and overthrow of military regime there was an attempt of democracy foundation which followed by year of free and fair elections. ... The possible evidence was given by McFaul, et.al (2010) who discussed the experience of democracy in Russia. It is commonly known that the presence of Russian democracy is debatable topic. ... They argue that although Russia has never been a liberal democracy, now it has some democratic features and surely it is not a dictatorship anymore. ... As Russia was a large country for centuries it was ruled by strong leaders who did not allow it to break...

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The Chinese have so many problems similar to those of Russia. ... Also, similarly to Russia the army controls the parties. ... There needs to be a revolution in China. ... The people do not think about revolution, one because they are afraid, and two because they don't have anyone to lead them into battle so to speak. ...

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Another event that occurred during World War I, and continued in the immediate years following the war, was the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the successful formation of a Communist or Socialist state in Russia. The creation of the Soviet Union and its communist government led to a fear in the U.S. that communism could spread in America and the U.S. government would be overthrown just as the Russian government and its Tsar (the Russian King) had been replaced (Tsar Nicholas II was eventually murdered by the Communists along with his entire family). ...

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As people become more disgruntled with governmental procedures and ideology, revolutions will occur. ... According to the textbook, Gurr argued that relative deprivation was the key to revolutions. ... This theory was used to explain the political participation and revolution that occurred in the Russian Revolution of 1917. ... When enough common people and/or radicals become impatient and uneasy with the way the government is handling a situation such as this one, social revolutions and rioting occurs. ...

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As a young man, he traveled to many places, one of them during his mid-twenties, which was when he witnessed the revolution in China. ... He even accepted Russian aid until 1927, when he reversed his beliefs, and so began the civil war between the Kuomintang and Communists. ... From this point on, the reader is plunged into the ups and downs of the revolution, the ups and down those under a Communist regime must feel on a daily basis. ... China's history is filled with revolution. ... About revolution, Mao Tse-Tung explains, "Moreover, the final objective of the revolution is the capt...

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Therefore, the only way in which Italy would change politically was in the form of a revolution. ... Revolution? ... The alternatives to the system and candidates for revolution were rising up and gaining support. ... It seemed the conditions were right for revolution, but no one could carry out one successfully. ... Socialists saw the revolution in Russia and were inspired by it. ...

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This was a revolution for the animals. ... The result of this can only be another revolution. ... But the book did not end in another revolution. ... The novel bares a striking resemblance to the story of revolution and communism in Russia, staring with the overthrow of the Tsar and in 1945 ending in the very oppressive and aggressive regime under Stalin. Many of the attributes of Stalin's leadership of Russia are the same as Napoleon's leadership of Animal Farm. ...

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And finally, Jacob Talmon, an Israeli historian, said that Rousseau was a follower of totalitarian democracy, which was a legacy of the French Revolution. ... Arabs Springs Let's try to analyze all this complex and multifaceted phenomenon starting with a global vision and feeding the study with precision about the countries in which the revolution has been felt the most too. ... Indeed, with the technical and technological revolutions, ideas such as freedom, transparency, respect, emancipation, accomplishment, well-being are spreading more and more, and quickly than ever. ... Once...

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Fascism in Europe started to progress within several nations at almost same time - right after the World War I; countries that were involved the most occurred series of brilliantly victorious revolutions. But it's only in Russia, that proletariat was able to take all power in its hands and not only create but also maintain a worker's state. ...

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However, if such offences were committed on a large scale in a non-democratic country there still remains the threat of popular unrest and revolution which helps to keep the regime in check. ... Such was the rationale of Lenin's Bolshevik (and then Communist) Party during the 1917 Russian revolution, where the party sought legitimacy as defenders of the revolution and then subsequently leading the people towards their goal, whether the people wanted it or not. ...

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World war one caused destruction to human life and property on such a scale that never had been witnessed before. The destruction didn't end there however as the pre-war political system also was destroyed. Thus the post war Europe saw differing political beliefs fighting for control. While the vict...

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According to this reality and the stated requisites for democracy, the Arab Spring revolutions lacked the basis for democracy in the first place. ... On political and economic reform, it remains to be seen what the nature of the democratic political systems that emerge following the Arab Spring revolutions will be. ... The jumbled view that political reform and openness will immediately result `n a better economic life could lead to disillusion for the pools of youth suffering from a hangover effect after the revolutions. ...

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The Bolshevik revolution in Russia in 1917 and the Rice Riots of 1918 energized radical thought, and there were movements calling for universal male suffrage1, the social, economic and political liberation of women, and the end of the existing social order entirely. ...

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