Tsarism in the period following the 1905 revolution and the 1917 March revolution faced a “wave of social discontent” (Hobsbawm, 1995, p. 57). This was no surprise, as many in that period thought there was a “straight road [to] a socialist future” (Hobsbawm, 1995, p. 57). However, many saw that there were no means to do this in Russia at that time. Hobsbawm plants the idea of ​​a revolution of the bourgeoisie and class struggles, combined with Karl Marx's ideas about impending revolutions. Centralized in Europe were the ideas of socialism and revolution. Hobsbawm reflects the ideas of the time, that in 1914 they were "powerless" and in 1916 the majority followed them. This was just the popular opinion of the Russian public at the time. Although it jumps from one period to another, starting with the October Revolution and then jumping to the “overthrow of tsarism” (Hobsbawm, 1995, p. 57) and then returning to the post-October revolution. This does not affect the readability of the section. It provides a thorough description of the period to form a good basis for Part II. Part II of this chapter mainly focuses on how the Bolsheviks advanced, achieved, and revolutionized the way the world was at the time of the revolution. For some the period of the revolution was a time of grave concern, however the Bolsheviks did not have this problem. As demonstrated by Hobsbawm, stating that the Bolsheviks “grew from a small force of a few thousand in March 1917 to a quarter of a million members by the early summer of that year” (Hobsbawm, 1995, p. 61). The way they thrived in such a time was that not only were they efficient in recognizing what people wanted, but they were convincing in how they would give it to them, this is the main reason why… half of paper… vent and conclude how 'the history of the twentieth century Brief cannot be understood without the Russian revolution and its direct and indirect effects'. (Hobsbawm, 1995, p. 84) To some the revolution may not seem that important, for Hobsbawm it is a crucial moment in history, as it "changed the world... in the way that [no one] expected". (Hobsbawm, 1995, p. 83) Hobsbawm presents a chapter that chronicles the historical moment and gives a different perspective to other historians' accounts of the time. He provides some ideas that many hadn't thought of, which adds depth to the chapters, but also goes slightly against other accounts, this may simply be due to his view of the time. However, this does not affect the book in a negative way, but leads to a deeper understanding of some central questions about how the world became what it is today..