10.46- The Permanent Revolution

After re-writing election laws to ensure a Duma he could work with, Prime Minister Stolypin finally had a Duma he could work with. Sponsor: harrys.com/revolution. 

Stolypin's reforms died. Then Stolypin died. 

Wherein the gods hate me, but they hated Alexei Romanov even more... Sponsor: HelloFresh/Revolutions12 

<p>Quoi ? Une 2ème révolution française ?! On connaît celle de 1789 mais la 2ème, c’était quand ?</p> <p>C’était en mai 1968. D’accord, le mot « révolution » est peut-être un peu exagéré... Il n’y a pas eu de révolution politique. Par contre, on a assisté à une révolution des mœu ... Show More

David and Helen talk to historian Chris Clark about the 1848 revolutions and what they teach us about political change. What explains the contagiousness of the revolutionary moment? Is it possible to combine parliamentary reform with street politics? Where does counter-revolution ... Show More

In 1917, revolution changed Russia forever. Putting an end to 300 years of the Romanov dynasty, it made way for what ordinary Russians believed would be a fairer, more egalitarian system. But what sparked the rebellion? What was it like to witness the collapse of the autocracy? A ... Show More

Baraa Shiban - stranded in London by the conflict in Yemen - describes how the revolution driven by young people in his country changed the course of his life and why he believes a revolution is just the beginning. "Whenever a revolution forces a dictator out of power, a counter ... Show More

<p>Elle n’a duré que 10 ans et pourtant, la Révolution française est un événement majeur de l'Histoire de France et du monde.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Issue des difficultés de la monarchie et des contestations de l'absolutisme, elle marque une rupture totale avec l'ancien régime. </p> ... Show More

We are republishing Alan Wood's series on the Russian Revolution as a podcast, originally released to mark the centenary of the greatest event in human history. In the final episode of the 1917 series, Alan Woods discusses the October Revolution, when the workers and peasants of ... Show More

Russian politics is fast destabilising. Strikes, assassinations, and famines have made Russia increasingly turbulent at the turn of the century. Revolutionary politics is on the rise, as is dissatisfaction with the tsar. When compounded by the strains of the defeat in the Russo-J ... Show More

The Great French Revolution was one of the greatest events in human history. In just four years, the masses rose up and swept away the ancient regime that had stood for centuries, igniting revolutionary flames across Europe.Yet these heroic efforts ultimately prepared the way for ... Show More

<p>En 1917,  la Russie connaît 2 révolutions coup sur coup, celle de février qui renverse le tsar, laissant place à un gouvernement provisoire, et celle d’octobre quand Lénine et les bolcheviks prennent le pouvoir par un coup d’Etat.<br> Quels sont les acteurs de cette révolution ... Show More

It’s simple enough to pinpoint the beginnings of the French Revolution in 1789, but far more difficult to mark its end. Following the initial outbreak of revolution, France was plunged into years of political, social and economic instability, as various new governments sought to ... Show More