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The October Revolution and its Legacy
From: Myths of Modern History
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This chapter deconstructs major myths surrounding the 1917 Russian Revolution and especially its second phase, "Red October" and considers the positive impacts of this event on world history. It debunks the concept that this revolution was the handiwork of a clique of revolutionary zealots (Lenin and the Bolsheviks) and that this event was a senseless, criminal bloodbath. Finally, it explores the significance and positive impacts of this event on Russia, Europe, and the entire world. It is thanks to the October Revolution, he says, that the common people of Western countries could benefit from an unprecedentedly high level of democracy and prosperity after 1945.