The February revolution a hundred years later (continued)

Abstract

The article discusses the problem of correlation between factors of organization and spontaneity before and during the February revolution of 1917. Unlike the predecessors, the author believes it methodologically incorrect to oppose these factors to each other, as in any revolution they are present at the same time. The reason for interpretations of the February revolution as a purely accidental event, according to the author, is due to the artificial breeding of the concepts of “conspiracy”, “coup” and “revolution”, which in reality are the stages of mainstreaming a holistic phenomenon. February 1917 was the result of the activities of the Central Military-Industrial Committee and its Working group and was a conspiracy, coup and revolution, presenting a mixture of organization and spontaneity. Refs 55.