https://moscowmigrant.com/tags/revolution/Recent content in Revolution on MoscowMigrantHugoenTue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://moscowmigrant.com/posts/the-crack-in-the-wall-why-revolutions-need-an-elite-split/Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://moscowmigrant.com/posts/the-crack-in-the-wall-why-revolutions-need-an-elite-split/The comforting belief is that a big enough, brave enough crowd would bring this regime down. It would not. A consolidated dictatorship is toppled only when a crack opens in the elite and part of the armed apparatus refuses to shoot — and understanding why is the difference between hope and self-deception.