Spatial-temporal Framework of Revolution
100th anniversary of Russian revolution in October 2017 is a good cause for studying phenomenon of revolution as such, especially spatial and temporal frameworks of revolutionary processes. Using civilizational approach and methods of historical-genetic, phenomenological and comparative analysis, I examined this matter in historical time and space. I have shown revolution is creature of towns (super-towns). I identified three civilizational types of revolutions depending on specifics of revolutionary process (linearity and cyclicity of revolutionary process including revolutionary cycle completeness): French, Anglo-Saxon and Latin-American types. The first is French-type revolution, which I determined as a basic type, and I paid special attention to genetically connection between that particular type revolution and social process in cities of Medieval Europe. I also focus on the so-called world capitals (in Europe) and the ‘amalgam cities' (in such eastern colonial states as Egypt and China) and their role in the revolutionary process. Anglo-Saxon-type of revolution has the prologue (Reformation in England), culmination (American War of Independence) and two epilogues: victory of universal suffrage in England and destruction of consensus between bourgeoisie and slaveholders and Civil War in USA. The differential peculiarity of Latin-American-type revolution is establishing regime of personal dictatorship (‘caudilism') as a result of revolutionary process. This is the case of both continental Latin-American countries and Cuba. As a conclusion I argue that revolution cannot be regarded as a type of transition from one formation to another, higher formation; the break with socialism should be regarded as an extension of the revolution, that has begun before this break (as well as a break with capitalism).The revolution typology is given.