pongo Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Jasper said: Even after 1905. Not until the 1917 series of revolutions saw the Tsar and his autocratic cronies disposed of. Absolute monarchy was abolished with the introduction of the 1906 constitution. One of the few good things about the internet is that it is easy to look up this sort of thing and check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 2 hours ago, llap said: Bolshevism is even less credible than neo-liberalism. So something different is required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llap Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Russia hadn't been an absolutist monarchy for well over 250 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 5:58 PM, pongo said: 7th November (Julian Calendar) will be the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution which took place on 25th of October (Gregorian Calendar) 1917. It was the same day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 1 hour ago, kevster said: It was the same day You've misquoted me. But yes it was the same day. I think everyone will remember that from school, pub quiz etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 28/10/2017 at 5:52 PM, pongo said: Absolute monarchy was abolished with the introduction of the 1906 constitution. One of the few good things about the internet is that it is easy to look up this sort of thing and check. Effective control did not change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 6 minutes ago, pongo said: You've misquoted me. But yes it was the same day. I think everyone will remember that from school, pub quiz etc. The Bolsheviks filled the power vacuum immediately following the peasants revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 11 minutes ago, Jasper said: The Bolsheviks filled the power vacuum immediately following the peasants revolution. And then Richard Dyson invented the cyclone vacuum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 1 minute ago, mojomonkey said: And then Richard Dyson invented the cyclone vacuum. Horrible things. We'll stick with our vintage Nilfisk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 4 minutes ago, Jasper said: Horrible things. We'll stick with our vintage Nilfisk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, mojomonkey said: Not THAT version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 What makes me chuckle is that Lenin et al weren't even in Russia when the first 2 or 3 peasants revolts took place. Talk about leading from the back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I think the work of Boris Pasternak was pretty good at summing up the tragedy of the Russian revolution and the film Dr Zhivago represented it well. A huge disaster for humanitarian feeling as forced collectivisations and political violence put ideology before humanity. The result death on a terrible scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 15 minutes ago, Chinahand said: I think the work of Boris Pasternak was pretty good at summing up the tragedy of the Russian revolution and the film Dr Zhivago represented it well. A huge disaster for humanitarian feeling as forced collectivisations and political violence put ideology before humanity. The result death on a terrible scale. It had to be done if the revolution was to succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 14 minutes ago, Chinahand said: A huge disaster for humanitarian feeling as forced collectivisations and political violence put ideology before humanity. The result death on a terrible scale. Something very familiar about this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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