Re:Night of the Guillotine: The Fall of Robespierre
by mongol on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @05:19PM
(#27826465)
It may be so, but the difference can be if the leaders remain in charge or not. Compare Robespierre with Stalin. I think they are similar in many ways, but while the French revolution "ate" Robespierre, Stalin got away and could continue the terror for decades.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Night of the Guillotine: The Fall of Robespierre
by qwytw on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @05:50PM
(#27826717)
One might argue that Stalin was the one doing the eating. His role in the revolution and it's immediate aftermath was relatively limited however after taking power by the late 1930's he had purged pretty all influential bolsheviks who joined the party prior to 1917.