Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Revolutions must have some speed to them otherwise they will be crushed or fall apart from the inside.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. I believe this is true because setting up an entirely democratic government is a complicated process best carried out over time. Were these events revolutions?ġ) Garton Ash notes the idea that democratic revolutions are almost always be carried out undemocratically. Which side do you support?Ģ) The author writes that no entirely new ideas were created therefore, these events were not really revolutions. He shares his belief that this is false because of the people he witnessed. Unlike Poland and Hungary, the revolution did not worsen the economy, mostly because it began and ended in less than a month.ġ) At the end of the book, the authors considers the idea that the revolutions were inevitable due to history and geography. The reformers working tirelessly in the theatre fed material to the protestors in Wenceslas Square. The student led movement in Hungary contrasted the worker led movement in Poland motions released in 1989 were built up from 1956 but surprisingly did not result in much violence at all.ģ) Czechoslovakia’s revolution inspired the title of the book because the brains of the revolution were in the Magic Lantern Theatre. Emotions released in 1989 were built up from 1956 but surprisingly did not result in much violence at all. In Poland, the revolution worsened the economic situation because of the chaos and duration.Ģ) Hungary’s revolution was characterized by the funeral of Imre Nagy, a Hungarian communist leader who was killed in the 1956 uprising by the Soviets. Strikes in shipyards led by Solidarity and negations carried out for the reformers by Lech Walesa were central to the reforms that took place. 1) The 1989 revolution in Poland was based on a desire for free elections.
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