An Alternative Theory on the Causes of the Russian Revolution

Before reading this posting, I ask you, the reader, to get a good bottle of Russian vodka, e. g., Stolichnaya, Staraya Moskva or any other brand. If you can’t find Russian vodka, go domestic. The important thing is to have a bottle of vodka with you before you read on.

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This month marks the 96th Anniversary of the October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution--which occurred in November 1917.

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However, the October 25, 1917 Bolshevik Revolution occurred on November 7, 1917 as the Russians, true to fashion, used the Julian calendar which was 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar – which most other nations used. Confused? Read on

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The common view of the causes of the Russian Revolution holds that it occurred as a result of the misery of World War 1, disaffection in the army, the corruption and incompetence of the Tsar and his government, Rasputin, Lenin and the Bolsheviks, etc.

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After much research, consultation of obscure Slavonic treatises and just plain pondering, I have concluded that this view is incorrect.

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My theory is that the Russian Revolution did not occur from those causes at all. I have tested and re-tested this theory over many a glass of vodka and it always seem to make sense in the end.

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Rather, I posit that the real cause of the Russian Revolution was the realization by the Russian peasants that the Tsar and the Czar were one in the same person.

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