“The link between literacy and revolutions is a well-known historical phenomenon. The three great revolutions of modern European history -- the English, the French and the Russian -- all took place in societies where the rate of literacy was approaching 50 per cent. Literacy had a profound effect on the peasant mind and community. It promotes abstract thought and enables the peasant to master new skills and technologies, Which in turn helps him to accept the concept of progress that fuels change in the modern world.” WorldMindWellsHelpingTurnsThreeCommunityKnownAcceptingTechnologyProgressModernEffectsMastersRevolutionSkillsConceptsHistoricalProfoundRateAbstractFuelPhenomenonLinksCentsWell KnownLiteracyModern WorldPeasantsNew SkillsEuropean History Author:Orlando Figes
“Their notion of training was to march the men up and down in parades and reviews: these were nice to look at and gave them the impression of military discipline and precision, but as a preparation for a modern war they had no value whatsoever.” MenLooksWarValuesNiceModernMilitaryHe ManDisciplineTrainingNotionImpressionPreparationMarchReviewsUp And DownPrecisionParadesModern WarMilitary Discipline Book:A people's tragedy: a history of the Russian Revolution Source: A people's tragedy: a history of the Russian Revolution
