In fact, cultural revolutions have happened in the past and can happen at any time. Most of us have heard the term cultural revolution, but few of us know exactly what it means. We are, however, familiar with several revolutions in history. But given that revolutions have always had an impact on world affairs, it is worth knowing more about them as well as their causes. Only by doing so can we better understand them. First of all, we need to explain what it actually means. Basically, it means a complete change in the culture of a country. There are examples of failures that revert to the old status quo in a short period of time, and there are examples of successes that have a profound impact not only on the leaders of the country in question, but on international politics as well.
One example that did not succeed was Oliver Cromwell\’s attempt to make Britain a republic. Indeed, he established a republic, but shortly after his death the heir to the throne was recalled and the country became a kingdom again, which it maintains to this day. Of course, it is much smaller than it was during the colonial period, but the people still have their kingdom and it is one of the largest monarchies still in existence today. But there are many more successful ones. The most famous is probably the French Revolution, when France transitioned from a kingdom to a republic. This meant a complete change in the entire state system, not to mention political direction.
Far less impactful was the Russian Revolution, which ended with the murder of the Tsar\’s family. But the overall direction of the country, at least for most ordinary Russians, turned out not to have changed much from the Tsar\’s time. And it has remained basically unchanged to this day. The revolutionary effort in China, which established communism instead of empire, had a far greater impact. It influenced the overall direction of China and is largely responsible for China being what it is today. Whether it was a good thing or not is for each of us to decide. But for the most part, it is true that people\’s standard of living has declined considerably.