ABSTRACT
Many modern nations—France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Poland, Japan, Turkey, Portugal—have known revolutions within the last century. These were usually characterised by their instantaneous quality and the facility with which the governments attacked were overthrown. The instantaneous nature of these revolutions is explained by the rapidity of mental contagion due to modern methods of publicity. The slight resistance of the governments attacked is more surprising. The innumerable revolutions of the Latin republics of America are effected by the army. When a revolution is effected by an army the new rulers naturally fall under its domination. The Russian Revolution proved that a government which defends itself energetically may finally triumph. The history of the Russian Revolution shows us how a government, all of whose natural supports have crumbled in succession, can, with wisdom and firmness, triumph over the most formidable obstacles.
