Russia Revolution May Be Most Important Event of Last Five Centuries

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"As the world entered the 1980s and America enjoyed Michael Jackson, the Bonfire of the Vanities, the San Francisco 49ers, and the fall of the Berlin Wall, many historians had come to believe that the Russian Revolution was the most important event of the 20th century. Now, as the world moves deeper into the 21st century and the lens of history widens, we might consider the Russian Revolution as the most important event of the last 5 centuries, at least."

Brunt argues the Russian Revolution's cascading effects—Communist China, the Berlin Wall, Korea, Vietnam, the Cuban Missile Crisis, NATO—make it possibly the most consequential event in five centuries. He notes Stalin and Mao, both products of this singular event, were the two worst mass murderers in history, far surpassing Hitler who ranks a distant third.