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> Sometimes the small details make all the difference. That being said, "revolution devouring its own children" is a pretty much hard rule with very few except
by AlexTWithBeard 5y ago
> Sometimes the small details make all the difference.
That being said, "revolution devouring its own children" is a pretty much hard rule with very few exceptions.
- mongol 5y agoIt may be so, but the difference can be if the leaders remain in charge or not. Compare Robespierre with Stalin. I think they are similar in many ways, but while the French revolution "ate" Robespierre, Stalin got away and could continue the terror for decades.
- qwytw 5y agoOne might argue that Stalin was the one doing the eating. His role in the revolution and it's immediate aftermath was relatively limited however after taking power by the late 1930's he had purged pretty all influential bolsheviks who joined the party prior to 1917.
- mongol 5y agoGood point.