Yes, Gorbachev was not weakened either…the February revolution succeeded…the communist took over in October and we all imagined the civil war. Oh and the concessions of 1905 were a nothing burger…well kind of, because 1912.

Russian history has definite cycles.

You should be worried when I was not surprised by the events, at all.

The people rallying around the Tsar is a common refrain, until…