The revolution that occurred in Germany in 1918-1919 was not really a revolution-at least not in the traditional sense of the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917, or even the German Revolution of 1848. Perhaps, by calling it the "German Revolution," we imply that things are conceived and done differently in Germany. Perhaps, that is true. Her political traditions were somewhat different from those of France and Russia. The conditions which gave birth to …showed first 75 words of 2993 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2993 total…elegant toilette, only Burger, many obviously and consciously clad in simple garb. Everything somewhat subdued, like people whose destiny is being decided somewhere far off in the distance but who nevertheless are assured and at ease that things went off as well as they did. Streetcars and subways are running as usual, a guarantee that everything was in order for the immediate needs-and food supplies. On all faces there was written: salaries are being paid."