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 the rule of the capitalist class, and could only herald what was to come: the s ... Show More
Mar 2024
The French Revolution, Part 1 of 2
During the late 18th Century, a series of political, social, cultural, and economic issues reached breaking point, exploding in what is now known as the French Revolution. This unprecedented event affected not just France, but the rest of the world - reinventing centuries-old app ... Show More
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Mar 2024
The French Revolution, Part 2 of 2
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
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Jan 2022
Revolutionary Monsters: Why Lenin, Mao, Castro, and Others Turned Liberation into Tyranny
All sparked movements in the name of liberating their people from their oppressors—capitalists, foreign imperialists, or dictators in their own country. These revolutionaries rallied the masses in the name of freedom, only to become more tyrannical than those they replaced. <br>< ... Show More
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Jul 2020
French Revolution, the Reign of Terror, and Rewriting History (Part 3) [E157]
French Revolution began 150 years of chaos, war, bloodshed, revolution…. Each movement being eaten by the next…France in the 1789 had LOTS of problems: high tax on poor, Rich, oppression etc. CLEARLY in need of Revolution. America had just gone through their own revolution. But t ... Show More
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Oct 2023
90. The Russian Revolution: Overthrowing the Tsar
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
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Feb 2024
Alexeï Navalny, de l'opposant numéro un au martyr russe
<p>Le 20 août 2020, Alexeï Navalny échappe de peu à la mort, après avoir été empoisonné par les services de renseignements russes. Après une longue période de convalescence en Allemagne, il revient en Russie le 17 janvier 2021, où il est arrêté dès sa descente de l’avion. Condamn ... Show More
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Feb 2024
La bataille de TF1 pour rester reine du PAF
<p>Le lundi 8 janvier, TF1 lance « Bonjour ! La Matinale TF1 ». Le journaliste Bruce Toussaint, débauché en octobre dernier de BFM-TV, a pour mission de dynamiser la case du matin avec une émission d’humeur et d’information pour rivaliser avec France 2. </p><br><p>Ce nouveau ... Show More
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