Editing Russian Revolution (section)

==The revolution and the world==
{{main|Revolutions of 1917–1923}}
The revolution ultimately led to the establishment of the future Soviet Union as an [[ideocracy]]; however, the establishment of such a state came as an ideological [[paradox]], as Marx's ideals of how a socialist state ought to be created were based on the formation being natural and not artificially incited (i.e. by means of revolution).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Qualls |first=Karl D. |title=The Russian Revolutions: The Impact and Limitations of Western Influence |date=2003 |publisher=Dickinson College Faculty Publications {{!}} Paper 8. (2) |access-date=14 November 2018 |url=https://scholar.dickinson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=faculty_publications}}</ref> Leon Trotsky said that the goal of [[socialism]] in Russia would not be realized without the success of the [[world revolution]]. A [[revolutionary wave]] caused by the Russian Revolution lasted until 1923, but despite initial hopes for success in the [[German Revolution of 1918–19]], the short-lived [[Hungarian Soviet Republic]], and others like it, only the [[Mongolian Revolution of 1921]] saw a [[Marxism|Marxist]] movement at the time succeed in keeping power in its hands.

This issue is subject to conflicting views on communist history by various Marxist groups and parties. [[Joseph Stalin]] later rejected this concept, stating that [[Socialism in one country|socialism was possible in one country]].The confusion regarding Stalin's position on the issue stems from the fact that, after Lenin's death in 1924, he successfully used Lenin's argument&nbsp;– the argument that socialism's success needs the support of workers of other countries in order to happen&nbsp;– to defeat his competitors within the party by accusing them of betraying Lenin and, therefore, the ideals of the October Revolution.

The Russian Revolution was perceived as a rupture with [[imperialism]] for various civil rights and [[decolonization]] struggles and providing a space for [[oppression|oppressed]] groups across the world. This was given further credence with the Soviet Union supporting many [[anti-colonial]] [[Third World|third world]] movements with financial funds against European [[colonialism|colonial]] powers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thorpe |first=Charles |title=Sociology in Post-Normal Times |date=28 February 2022 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-7936-2598-4 |language=en}}</ref>