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	Topics Social revolution Topic Home The term social revolution may have different connotations depending on the speaker. In the TrotskyistTrotskyism Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky.... movement, the term "social revolution" refers to an upheaval in which existing property relations are smashed. Examples include the October Revolution in Russia in 1917 and the Cuban RevolutionCuban Revolution The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batistas regime by the 26th of July Movement and the establishment of a ... , as both caused capitalist (and in some cases pre-capitalist) property relations to turn into post-capitalist property relations as they operated by plan rather than by market. Social revolutions are contrasted with purely political revolutionPolitical revolution In the Trotskyist movement, the term Political Revolution refers to an upheaval in which the government is replaced, or the ... s in which the government is replaced, or the form of government altered, but in which property relations are predominantly left intact. Social revolutions do not imply necessarily that the working class as a whole has control over the production and distribution of capital and goods - in countries such as Cuba this is done by a caste in the form of the Cuban Communist Party - they just mean that the market is no longer used, and that the capitalist class has been expropriated. In libertarian socialistLibertarian socialism Libertarian socialism includes a group of political philosophies that aims to create a society without political, economic o... and anarchistAnarchism Anarchism is the name of a political philosophy or a group of doctrines and attitudes that are centered on rejection of gove... parlance, a "social revolution" is a bottom-up, as opposed to vanguard-led or purely political, revolution aiming to reorganize all of society. In the words of Peter KropotkinPeter Kropotkin Prince Peter Alexeyevich Kropotkin was one of Russia's foremost anarchists and one of the first advocates of what he call... , "social revolution means the reorganization of the industrial, economic life of the country and consequently also of the entire structure of society." More generally, the term "social revolution" may be used to refer to a massive change in society, for instance the French RevolutionFrench Revolution The French Revolution was a pivotal period in the history of French, European and Western civilization.... , the American Civil Rights Movement and the 1960 hippieHippie Hippie, occasionally spelled hippy, refers to a subgroup of the 1960s countercultural movement that began in the Unit... or countercultureCounterculture of the 1960s Summary The counterculture of the 1960s refers to a period between 1960 and 1973 that began in the United States as a reaction aga... reformation on religious beliefReligious belief Religious belief refers to a faith or creed concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine.... , personal identityPersonal identity In philosophy, the issue of personal identity concerns the conditions under which a person at one time is the same person at... , freedom of speechFreedom of speech Overview Freedom of speech is the concept of being able to speak freely without censorship.... , music and artsARts aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an application that simulates an analog synt... , fashionFashion The term fashion usually applies to a prevailing mode of expression, but quite often applies to a personal mode of expressio... , alternative technologyAlternative technology Alternative technology is a term coined by Peter Harper, one of the founders of the Centre for Alternative Technology, N Wal... or environmentalismFacts About Environmentalism , and prevention of a [[global warming\|... and decentralised media. In Islamic thinking, especially under the Shiite school of thought, a social revolution is needed when any form of government is tyrannic and despotic to its people. The underlying concept of Islamic Revolution maintains that moral freedom is the most important aspect of a human's fundamental needs. This philosophy is challenged by materialists throughout the world. Theda Skocpol in her article "France, Russia, China: A Structural Analysis of Social Revolutions" states that social revolution is a "combination of thoroughgoing structural transformation and massive class upheavals" (175). She comes to this definition by combining Samual P. Huntington's definition that it "is a rapid, fundamental, and violent domestic change in the dominant values and myths of society, in its political institutions, social structure, leadership, and government activities and policies" and Lenin's that revolutions are "the festivals of the oppressed...[who act] as creators of a new social order" (Skocpol 175). She also states that this definition excludes many revolutions, because they fail to meet either or both of the two parts of this definition. See also Spanish RevolutionSpanish Revolution The Spanish Revolution of 1936 began during the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.... Paris communeParis Commune The term "Paris Commune" originally referred to the government of Paris during the French Revolution.... Dictatorship of the proletariatDictatorship of the proletariat The "dictatorship of the proletariat" is a term employed by Karl Marx in his 1875 Critique of the Gotha Program that ref... Hippies Counterculture of the 1960sCounterculture of the 1960s The counterculture of the 1960s refers to a period between 1960 and 1973 that began in the United States as a reaction aga...