There are many theories why the Russian Revolution of November 1917 went so badly wrong, including the Menshevik notion that Russia was too underdeveloped for a socialist revolution. Well before the storming of the Winter Palace, the Russian people had been making the revolution. The brief Russian spring turned into the long Russian winter. There are many theories why the revolution went so badly wrong. Nevertheless, the brief flowering of 1917 calls for celebration, because for a while, it opened a window to a whole new world, a world brimming with possibilities, pregnant with promise.

Source: Mint November 06, 2017 20:48 UTC