THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1905-1907 AS THE FIRST CIVIL WAR IN EROPE IN THE 20<sup>th</sup> CENTURY
This article examines how the Russian Revolution of 1905-1907 became the first civil war in 20<sup>th</sup> century Europe. Many revolutions contain elements of civil war. In the Revolution of 1905-1907, the elements of civil war strongly differed from previous European revolutions because this revolution was the first European revolution with the participation of political parties and a terrorist component. The massiveness of the fragmentation of society and violence can be compared with the French Revolution of 1789-1804 and the revolutions of 1848-1849 in the Austrian Empire.