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Russia kinda sucks nowadays.
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The above relies heavily on the Marxist feudalist-capitalist-communist theory of deveopment, but explains the basic point. The people of Russia hold no expectations of themselves - they are sheep expecting the people at the top to make everything okay in five seconds flat. The people at the top, well, in the words of Mel Gibson's Braveheart, "[They] think the people exist to provide [them] with position." They do not consider themselves in any way responsible to the people, and so act entirely in the interests of themselves and their families.
C'est la vie...
Nice post. Just one thing: I was under the impression it was a coup (knocking the Tsar off the throne) in February/March and a revolution (the Bolsheviks) in Oct/Nov. Or am imagining things again?
After the F/M revolution, the 'Dual Authority' of the Duma and Petrograd Soviet was fairly instantly recognised both at home and abroad. The Bolsheviks' government was not so recognised; they had to fight a Civil War to impress their authorty on the territory of Russia. That's really why I'd call one a revolution and the other a coup: the level of acceptance.
I've just started IB History, which is focusing in part on the Russian Revolutions. You sound like you know your stuff. I take it that you've done all this before? Where and when?
I found it a very useful course, both in terms of explaining much of the current state of the world and in formulating a structured argument.
Good luck to you on your course - it'll be hard work, but I think you'll find it rewarding for the same sorts of reasons.