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[lemma=revolution] [□]
[lemma=revolution] □ □
Their main flaw has been that extensive empirical study of the cardinal cases - - the English and French Revolutions - - has shown conclusively that they were not class revolutions . The whole perspective of the first four revolutionary Congresses of the Comintern – namely the international spread of workers ’ revolution – was abandoned . The result that follows is this : that his only two historical novels are both tales of revolutions - - of eighteenth-century revolutions . The technological revolution - for example , the development of the internet - offers the potential for much greater and faster convergence between rich and poor nations as information flows more easily . Those this system has discarded have begun a revolution - - a revolution for food , homes , jobs , education , health care , freedom from police terror and drugs . Materialist theories cannot explain or predict the potential appeal of Marxism-Leninism as a global revolution - - a means for " liberation " both domestically and internationally - - in the unsettled days following a global conflict in nations seething with resentment over past injustices . And in yet other revolutions - - as in Russia in 1917 and Iran in 1979 - - revolutionary leaders were active early but only took power opportunistically , once a combination of strikes , demonstrations , and popular uprisings by diverse groups had already led to the abdication of the ruler . Second , by the growing inability of the system to contain the growth of productive forces – especially of the science-oriented third industrial revolution – within the framework of private property and the nation-state . ) even though - - like most revolutions - - its stated goals were not exactly " ; temporary . Revolution - - realized that a booking was being sought for a " singer of color , " it refused to allow the performance to go forward . In some revolutions - - as in China in 1949 or Cuba in 1959 - - a planned assault by a revolutionary organization on the existing government played a critical role .