/lit/ - Literature

I think people have images of "storming the Winter Palace" from historic revolutions like in Russia and that's "how it's supposed to be." But there was a tortuous process that led up to that, and it caught everyone by surprise. Russia was considered one of the most conservative, hidebound countries in the world, but it was like the "weak link" in a whole interlocked, international system and the repercussions of that revolution was like a blaze that suddenly ignited. It was completely shocking.

I wouldn't be Nostradamus about this. But I would think "what's the weak link in the world?" It might not even be a western country. But I can't predict the future.

https://youtu.be/zM3FVw3NTJA