The great reforms of the past, including the liberation of the serfs in 1861, followed many years of discussions among westerners, slavophiles, and others. The revolutions of 1905 and 1917 also came at a time when those discussions were finished, and everyone knew who stood for what.
重组改革发生在俄国历史上的特殊时刻。过去经历过的伟大改革，包括1861年的农奴解放，都是在西方人、亲斯拉夫人和其它种族多年讨论后形成的。1905和1917年的革命也发生在讨论结束后，那时人人都已经弄清了自己的立场。