Revolution always leave a significant mark on the life of a country.And not for the reason that they are really the most important events in world history.But it is hard to argue with the fact that they really are its vivid episodes.That is why such tumultuous events as well represented in the culture and the collective memory of the peoples.
names of revolutionaries often immortalized in the names of towns, streets, squares.Their names full of cinema and literature.Revolutionaries often known manner (often positive) are not recognizable because of the history books, and thanks to the posters on the streets, films, pictures on T-shirts.But can you identify the most important popular uprising?Who is the most famous revolutionary?Whose name the most recognizable?Of course, unique to these questions you will answer no.However, we still call the three names that at each point of the Earth associated with rebellion against the oppression of power and the restoration of justice.
idol and tyrant of the French Revolution
Perhaps the most famous revolutionary era of modern times - is Maximilien Robespierre.Historical portrait of this man shows that uprisings and revolutions - are tears and blood.And they do not always end up as ideologues dreamed, humanists and romance.The deputy of the States General of the Third Estate, and later one of the leaders of the masses, began his revolutionary activities with the requirements of fair and logical operations.In Parliament, he insisted on the introduction of universal suffrage, the abolition of slavery, the death penalty.Only after a few turbulent years Maximilien Robespierre himself was in power.During his reign, the French remembered as the "Great Terror" - the era of far-fetched conspiracy, executions and total fear.In this way, Robespierre struggled with his political rivals to build a republican society on the foundations laid F-F.Rousseau.During the terror were killed from 15 to 40 thousand Frenchmen, on the slightest suspicion of the declared enemies of the revolution.By the symbols of the latter, in addition to freedom and equality, adding even a guillotine.In the end, the terror leaders have lost touch with reality, which led to a coup in the summer of 1794 and the execution of most of them.Including Robespierre, who went down in history not only as a revolutionary, but as been involved for intangible idea bloody butcher.
most famous revolutionary Russia
Of course, those of our country has been and still is Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.For decades, he almost deified whole nations, and later appeared completely opposite assessment, representing the leader of yesterday's almost the main cause of all troubles for the countries of eastern Europe.This biography is hardly worthwhile especially telling compatriot.However, Vladimir Lenin is a very telling example of how important the image in the construction of historical memory - it becomes clay to create positive and negative archetypes.And it is not that what matters is how people actually are.Historiography and propaganda do their job.
most famous revolutionary
But whatever the popular image of Lenin, in this regard it has a very worthy competitor.Talking about Ernesto Guevara.Che dedicated his life to the struggle against the imperialist powers, especially the US, however, he saw them, as well as with the values of the capitalist states - first in Cuba and later in other countries.Despite this, his image gained crazy popularity in these countries of the West.The Art Institute of Maryland called the most famous picture of Che's image and symbol of the XX century.Yes!It was the same photo that comes to mind at the mention of the name of Ernesto Guevara, made by the talented Cuban photographer Alberto Korda in 1960.Che's face these days has become a real brand revolution, the symbol of the struggle against any kind of injustice and oppression.
