Today's Date:
December 16, 2024
War, Revolution, and the Downfall of the Monarchy in France and Russia
Despite the difference in time periods, geographic location, and political states, France (between the years 1763-1789) and Russia (between 1914-1917) experienced a collapse in the once dominant system of detested absolute monarchy. Both cases were the result of land-grabbing and colonizing →
France’s Pre-revolutionary Financial Crisis: The Lead-up to the French Revolution
In the years leading up to the French Revolution and the subsequent overthrow of the monarchial systemin France, there were a number of significant financial problems stemming from many years of bed financial decisions made by previous rulers and their advisors. →
The Historical and Societal Functions of World Revolutions
War and revolution have always been significant influences that shape the development of societies and their internal and external systems and relationships. As Goldstone (1994) observes, “The modern world was ushered into existence on a wave of violent revolutions stretching →
