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Mythosaurus t1_j2fqtod wrote

Reply to comment by AsDaUrMa in This day, 100 years ago, the USSR was created by SENPA-A-A-A-I-I

Listened to the “Revolutions” podcast cover the fall of the Romanovs and rise of the Soviets, and you’re absolutely right.

Most people don’t learn about just how horrible and desperate life was in the Russian Empire, and have this warped view of history where communism just rose up like fascism to haunt Europe.

And when you understand how much effort went into stopping peaceful reforms by the imperial state, you understand how violent revolution became inevitable.

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AsDaUrMa t1_j2frywv wrote

Yeah, and the one guy who wanted to reform everything, Alexander II, was assassinated, and his son was nuts.

People really did try. They failed, but they did try.

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