“It was ironic but somehow fitting that the 1905 Revolution should have been started by an organisation dreamed up by the tsarist regime itself. No-one believed more than Father Gapon in the bond between Tsar and people.” PeopleShouldHas BeensFatherRevolutionShould HaveIronicRegimesShould Have BeenFittingOrganisation Book:A people's tragedy: a history of the Russian Revolution Source: A people's tragedy: a history of the Russian Revolution
“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
