Inside History Collection Magazine

15 May 2022

POPULAR REVOLUTIONS END IN BLOODSHED AND GENOCIDE In 1783, Britain finally signed a peace treaty that recognised the United States as an independent nation. 250,000 people died in the US’s struggle for sovereignty and democracy. Six years later, the French people tried to follow the American example, but after the king’s execution, the regime turned to terror and beheaded 40,000 of its opposition. However, the bloodiest revolution of all was in Russia, where the civil war took a staggering 10 million lives. Revolutions are epochal turning points in history where new regimes are born in bloody violence. In this issue, we focus on the main events and protagonists of these upheavals. It’s essential reading.