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,EV]Y REVOLUTION -- EV5 :5 /UDI$ CLOSELY BY MANY AU?ORS ( V>I\S T5D5CIES1 & AT DIFF]5T TIMES -- LONG REMA9S1 FUNDAM5TALLY1 A GREAT ,UNKN[N4 ,C5TURIES PASS1 & FROM TIME TO TIME1 M5 TURN UP NEW FACTS & UNPUBLI%$ DOCUM5TS AMONG ! REMA9S ( OLD UPRIS+S4 ,!SE DISCOV]IES UPSET \R KN[L$GE & IDEAS :I* WE HAD SUPPOS$ TO BE COMPLETE4 ,H[ MANY WORKS AB\T ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION ( #a<i ALREADY EXI/$ :5 ,KROPOTK9 & ,JAURES UNE>!D FROM ! RU9S ELEM5TS UNKN[N UNTIL !N1 :I* ?REW UNEXPECT$ LI<T ON ?AT P]IOD8 ,& DIDN'T ,JAURES SAY ?AT ! VA/ >*IVES ( ! ,GREAT ,REVOLUTION W]E H>DLY TAPP$8 

,G5]ALLY1 IT IS NOT KN[N H[ TO /UDY A REVOLUTION1 JU/ AS IT IS /ILL NOT KN[N H[ TO WRITE ! HI/ORY ( A PEOPLE4 ,MOREOV]1 AU?ORS1 EV5 :5 EXP]I5C$ & CONSCI5TI\S1 COMMIT ]RORS & NEGLIG5CES :I* PREV5T ! READ] FROM GETT+ A CLE> UND]/&+ ( !IR !ME4 ,!Y TAKE ! TR\BLE1 = 9/ANCE1 TO EXAM9E METICUL\SLY & EXPLA9 9 DETAIL ! /RIK+ FACTS & PH5OM5A1 ?OSE :I* UNFOLD 9 ! LI<T ( DAY1 9 ! BURN+ 0REVOLUTION>Y FURNACE04 ,BUT !Y MI/RU/ & IGNORE ?OSE DEVELOPM5TS :I* OCCUR SIL5TLY1 9 ! DEP?S ( ! REVOLUTION1 \TSIDE ! 0FURNACE04 ,OR1 AT BE/1 !Y ACCORD !M A FEW WORDS 9 PASS+1 BAS+ !IR COMM5T ON VAGUE TE/IMONIES1 ) 9T]PRETATIONS :I* >E FREQU5TLY ]RONE\S OR BIAS$4 ,& IT IS PRECISELY !SE HIDD5 FACTS :I* >E IMPORTANT1 & :I* ?R[ A TRUE LI<T ON ! EV5TS UND] CONSID]ATION & ON ! P]IOD4 

,TOO1 ! SCI5TIFIC KEYS TO ! PH5OM5A ( REVOLUTION -- ECONOMICS1 SOCIOLOGY1 PSY*OLOGY -- >E AT PRES5T 9CAPABLE1 BY REASON ( !IR RUDIM5T>Y /ATE1 ( EXPLA9+ ADEQUATELY :AT HAS HAPP5$4 

,& ?IS IS NOT ALL4 ,EV5 FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( PURE 0REPORTAGE01 H[ MANY GAPS !RE >E4 ,9 ! T]RIBLE :IRLW9D ( REVOLUTION1 A MULTITUDE ( FACTS1 5GULF$ BY CREVICES :I* OP5 & %UT AT EV]Y 9/ANT1 REMA9 UNDISCOV]$1 P]HAPS =EV]4 ,?OSE :O LIVE ?R\< A REVOLUTION1 ?OSE MILLIONS ( M5 :O1 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R1 >E C>RI$ AWAY BY ! /ORM1 >E1 ALAS1 V]Y LITTLE CONC]N$ ) NOT+ D[N1 = FUTURE G5]ATIONS1 :AT !Y SAW1 ?\<T1 OR EXP]I5C$4 

,F9ALLY1 !RE EXI/S /ILL ANO!R REASON1 :I* ,I P>TICUL>LY WANT TO EMPHASIZE4 ,) V]Y FEW EXCEPTIONS1 ! R>E WITNESSES :O LEAVE NOTES1 & ALSO ! HI/ORIANS1 >E DISGU/+LY P>TIAL4 ,EA* ONE DELIB]ATELY SEEKS & F9DS1 9 A REVOLUTION1 ! ELEM5TS :I* WILL SUPPORT A P]SONAL !SIS1 OR WILL BE USEFUL TO A DOGMA1 A P>TY1 OR A CA/E4 ,EA* ONE C>EFULLY HIDES & DISC>DS ALL ?AT MI<T CONTRADICT HIS [N !ORY4 ,! REVOLUTION>IES !MSELVES1 DIVID$ BY !IR !ORIES1 TRY TO DISSIMULATE OR DI/ORT :ATEV] DOES NOT AGREE ) SU* & SU* A DOCTR9E4 

,WE ( C\RSE >E NOT SPEAK+ ( ! DISCONC]T+ NUMB] ( BOOKS :I* SIMPLY >E NOT S]I\S4 

,9 ! LA/ ANALYSIS1 :O !N CAN SEEK TO E/ABLI% ! REAL & ONLY TRU?8 ,NO ONE -- OR PRACTICALLY NO ONE4 ,& IT IS NOT A/ONI%+ ?AT !RE EXI/S1 ON ! SUBJECT ( A REVOLUTION1 NE>LY AS MANY V]SIONS AS VOLUMES1 & ?AT ! FUNDAM5TAL TRU? ( ! REAL REVOLUTION REMA9S UNKN[N4 

,H[EV]1 IT IS ?IS HIDD5 REVOLUTION :I* C>RIES )9 IT ! SE$S ( FUTURE UPHEAVALS4 ,:OEV] WANTS TO LIVE MEAN+FULLY1 OR :O WANTS TO UND]/& EV5TS CLE>LY1 MU/ DISCOV] & SCRUT9IZE ?IS ,UNKN[N4 ,& ! DUTY ( ! AU?OR IS TO HELP ! SEEK] 9 HIS TASK4 

,9 ! PRES5T WORK ?IS UNKN[N REVOLUTION IS ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 NOT ! ONE :I* HAS BE5 TREAT$ MANY TIMES BY POLITICIANS & B\<T-&-PAID WRIT]S1 BUT ! ONE ?AT HAS BE5 EI!R NEGLECT$ OR ADROITLY HIDD51 OR EV5 FALSIFI$ BY SU* PEOPLE4 

,LEAF ?R\< A FEW BOOKS ON ! ,REVOLUTION 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,UNTIL N[ NE>LY ALL HAVE BE5 WRITT5 BY MORE OR LESS BIAS$ 9DIVIDUALS1 & FROM A DOCTR9AL1 POLITICAL1 OR EV5 P]SONAL PO9T ( VIEW4 ,ACCORD+ TO :E!R ! WRIT] IS A ,:ITE OR A ,R$1 A ,DEMOCRAT1 A ,SOCIALI/1 A ,/AL9I/1 OR A ,TROTSKYITE1 EV]Y?+ DIFF]S 9 APPE>ANCE4 ,! REALITY ITSELF IS ADAPT$ TO ! DESIGN ( ! N>RATOR4 ,! MORE Y\ SEEK TO E/ABLI% IT1 ! LESS Y\ SUCCE$4 ,= AU?ORS .<( HI/ORIES ( ,RUSSIA 9 #a#i#a#g.> HAVE ALL TOO (T5 PASS$ OV] 9 SIL5CE FACTS ( ! HI<E/ IMPORTANCE1 IF !Y DID NOT CON=M TO !IR [N IDEAS1 DID NOT 9T]E/ !M1 OR W]E 9CONV5I5T4 

,A FUNDAM5TAL PROBLEM HAS BE5 BEQUEA!D TO US BY ! REVOLUTIONS ( #a<i & #a#i#a#g4 ,OPPOS$ TO A L>GE EXT5T TO OPPRESSION1 ANIMAT$ BY A P[]FUL BREA? ( LIB]TY1 & PROCLAIM+ LIB]TY AS !IR ESS5TIAL PURPOSE1 :Y DID !SE REVOLUTIONS GO D[N UND] A NEW DICTATOR%IP1 EX]CIS$ BY A NEW DOM9AT+ & PRIVILEG$ GR\P1 9 A NEW SLAV]Y = ! MASS ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$8 ,:AT WILL BE ! CONDITIONS :I* WILL P]MIT A REVOLUTION TO AVOID ?IS SAD 5D8 ,WILL ?IS 5D1 = A LONG TIME /ILL1 BE A SORT ( HI/ORICAL 9EVITABILITY1 OR IS IT DUE TO PASS+ FACTORS1 OR SIMPLY TO ]RORS & FAULTS ?AT CAN BE AVOID$ FROM N[ ON8 ,& 9 ! LATT] CASE1 :AT WILL BE ! MEANS ( ELIM9AT+ ! DANG] :I* ALREADY ?REAT5S ! REVOLUTIONS TO COME8 ,IS IT P]MISSIBLE TO HOPE TO AV]T OR SURM\NT IT8 

,9 ! OP9ION ( ! AU?OR1 IT IS PRECISELY ! ELEM5TS ?AT >E UNKN[N -- OR ?AT HAVE BE5 DELIB]ATELY DISSIMULAT$ -- :I* (F] US ! KEY TO ! PROBLEM BE=E US & SUPPLY MAT]IAL 9DISP5SABLE TO ITS SOLUTION4 ,& ?IS VOLUME IS AN ATTEMPT TO CL>IFY ?AT PROBLEM ) ! HELP ( 9CONTE/ABLE FACTS4 

,! AU?OR ACTIVELY P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION ( #a#i#a#g1 AS WELL AS 9 ?AT ( #a#i#e4 ,& HE WANTS TO EXAM9E1 ) COMPLETE OBJECTIVITY1 ! AVAILABLE AU!NTIC FACTS .<AB\T ! OV]TURN 9 #a#i#a#g.>4 ,SU* IS HIS ONLY CONC]N4 ,IF HE DID NOT HAVE IT1 HE NEV] W\LD HAVE BO!R$ TO WRITE ! PAGES :I* FOLL[4 

,?IS CONC]N = A FRANK EXPOSITION & AN IMP>TIAL ANALYSIS ( ?AT REVOLUTION IS FAVOR$ BY ! AU?OR'S IDEOLOGICAL POSITION4 ,S9CE #aih HE HAS NOT BELONG$ TO ANY POLITICAL P>TY4 ,BY P]SONAL CONVICTION1 H[EV]1 HE SYMPA?IZES ) ! LIB]T>IAN IDEA4 ,SO HE CAN P]MIT HIMSELF ! LUXURY ( BE+ OBJECTIVE1 =1 AS AN ,AN>*I/1 HE HAS NO 9T]E/ 9 BETRAY+ ! TRU?1 NO REASON TO DECEIVE4 ,HE IS NOT 9T]E/$ 9 P[]1 NOR 9 A HI< POSITION1 NOR 9 PRIVILEGE1 NOR 9 ! TRIUMPH1 0AT ANY CO/01 ( A DOCTR9E4 ,HE SEEKS ONLY TO E/ABLI% ! TRU?1 = ONLY ! TRU? IS F]TILE4 ,HIS PASSION1 HIS ONLY AMBITION1 IS TO EXPLA9 ! EV5TS ( #aiag 9 ! LI<T ( EXACT FACTS1 = ONLY SU* AN EXPLANATION P]MITS ONE TO =MULATE CORRECT & USEFUL CONCLUSIONS4 

,LIKE ALL REVOLUTIONS1 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION 9VOLV$ A WEAL? ( UNKN[N & EV5 UNSUSPECT$ FACTS4 

,! PRES5T /UDY IS (F]$ 9 ! HOPE ?AT SOME DAY IT WILL TAKE ITS MODE/ PLACE BESIDE ! WORKS ( AU?ORS :O HAVE WI%$1 BE5 ABLE1 & KN[N H[1 TO EXPLORE ?OSE GREAT RI*ES1 HONE/LY1 & 9 COMPLETE 9DEP5D5CE4 

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