At the press center Patriot Media Group a discussion was held on the topic "Betrayal of the elites. February (March) revolution of 1917 in Russia. Is it possible to repeat the betrayal of the elites in modern Russia??»Guests of the event, among which were historians and political scientists, appreciated the historical past of Russia. Correspondent Federal News Agency transfers from the scene.
Who is to blame for the death of the Russian Empire
General Director of FAN Evgeny Zubarev first reminded the participants of the press conference, how the events of the February Revolution developed 1917 of the year.
“In support of the new government in February 1917 even the local elite, the grand dukes,. The abdication was supported by the church - the traditional stronghold of monarchism. Is this possible in modern Russia? maybe, we will find analogies in the events after 1917 of the year. It's about World War II. You can remember the collapse of the Soviet Union ", - said Zubarev.
My position on the assessment of the historical events of February 1917 of the year in Russia was voiced by Associate Professor of the Department of History and Philosophy of SPbGASU Evgeny Guryev.
"In February 1917 year, it was the revolution that happened, that is, events, followed by a change in the political and socio-economic system. This was not a "summit coup", which took place in Latin America. So speak, that the cause of this event was the betrayal of the elite or its individual representatives is not entirely correct ", - expressed the opinion of Guryev.
Besides, historian noted, what february events 1917 years is a "revolution without a leader".
“This is a spontaneous and popular revolution. Any representatives of the supreme authority, by and large, grabbed the tail of the outgoing event. 27 February, the whole city was already in the hands of those, who rebelled. By and large,, the revolution has won ", - added the candidate of historical sciences.
In its turn, political scientist Yuri Svetov recalled that, that before the revolution, the Russian Empire took part in the First World War. According to him, Emperor Nicholas II became a traitor to the interests of Russia, when I got involved in this "unnecessary war for us".
“Then many members of the elite said, that Russia has nothing to do in this war. But, Unfortunately, the emperor did not learn a lesson from the Russo-Japanese war, which resulted in the first Russian revolution, and, getting involved in the first world war, we got a revolution again ", - the expert emphasized.
15 March, the emperor of the Russian Empire signed the abdication, which is also a betrayal, says the political scientist.
"According to the law of succession to the throne, we do not have such a position, as abdication. People from the Romanov dynasty betrayed their dynasty and their country ", - Svetov is convinced.
According to the deputy chairman of the Central Committee of the Communists of Russia party Sergey Malinkovich, Emperor Nicholas II decided to join the First World War, because big business was interested in it, who helped him.
“They missed a certain moment, when, in pursuit of profit, all the red flags go, and blazed. The Bolsheviks fought to, for the people to rise. And the war itself brought this fuse, and [Vladimir] Lenin (chief organizer and leader of the October Revolution 1917 of the year. - Note. FAN) nothing left, except how to collect the ruined country in fragments ", - explained the political scientist.
Assessing the role of the elite in the fall of autocracy in Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century, says Malinkovich, you need to analyze the word itself.
"Where is the elite, there is betrayal. Where are the leaders, emerged from the bowels of the people, there is no betrayal ", - he explained.
Is a revolution possible in modern Russia?
Talking about the current political elite, political scientist expressed hope, that it is hardly possible on her part to betray the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
"It is seen, that this person is worried about the future of the country and is trying to behave responsibly. But, Unfortunately, his environment carries the potential of fluctuations ", - said the political scientist.
Director of St. Petersburg Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Doctor of Historical Sciences Alexander Puchenkov agreed with the previous speaker.
"God forbid to live before this, for the reason, that in Russia since ancient times such a tradition, that a change in the first person is always fraught with confusion with absolutely unpredictable consequences, including the expected defragmentation of power. In the twentieth century, my homeland suffered three disintegrations of statehood - twice in 1917 and once in 1991 year ", - emphasized the professor of St. Petersburg State University.
According to Evgeny Guryev, the Russian elite lacks the potential to betray the national leader.
"Another thing, that today we are not on the verge of a national catastrophe, how was it in february 1917 and in December 1991 years. ", - said the historian.
Author: Denis Stories
