Deconstruction of Natural Order. The Legacy of the Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution of 1917 came as a surprise not only to millions of Russians but also to the elites in the rest of the world. Few scholars, politicians and historians both in Russia and abroad had suspected that the highly conservative and rural country could overtake the Western powers on their way to economic egalitarianism. In fact, there was a precedent seven years before: the Mexican Revolution. Te main problem, however, was not in Russia’s lack of readiness but in the fact that afer the tragic events of 1917 the state seemed to have completely changed its own system of values.