Multiple Sovereignty In Russian Revolution Of 1917

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According to Huntington, the causes of revolution “lie in the interaction between political institutions and social forces” (43). It means that “political processes which lead from organized and conflicting interest to revolution” would be the essential indicators to understand a certain revolutionary event although the interpretation could differ from the revolutionary theories (Tilly 200). Specifically, in the case of Russian revolution of 1917, Tilly would recognize the emergence of multiple sovereignty during the February Revolution as a “revolutionary situation”, and multiple sovereignty would lead to a transfer of power, a “revolutionary outcome”. On the other hand, Lenin would see the development of the organizations of revolutions during
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