Commentary
Among the most ferocious revolutions of the 20th century, one with consequences that still resonate today, was the Bolshevik Revolution. It’s often forgotten, however, that Russia did not move immediately from an old-world monarchy to become a communist state. There was an in-between reform period led by Alexander Karensky. He took power with great hopes that he would end the war and inflation. He failed to achieve the reform; quite the opposite. The response was devastation.
