| a revolutionary moment | революционная ситуация (For an uprising to become a revolution, the opposition needs its own leadership and a shared ideology. If protesters have neither, and demonstrations are a spontaneous and grassroots movement that draws across a broad mix of interests and loyalties, including students, professionals, trade unionists, and ethnic minorities, they fail to topple the regime. The regime could collapse but it's hard to see that happening without the elements that would need to be in place: an organized and united opposition. // CNN, 2020 Alex_Odeychuk) |
