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Revolutionaries in both France and Russia were not entirely successful in putting their ideas into practice during the revolutions due to diplomatic and populist constraints. No revolutionary movement was able to enforce their entire ideology on the populace so therefore had to make compromises on many issues. The revolutions contradicted each other in terms of the platform the power was fought over on. The French Revolution lasting from 1789 to 1799 was largely political for this reason …

…were able to maintain their principles and a large proportion of public approval throughout the revolution while the Bolsheviks were able to seize and maintain power at the cost of some of their principles and public approval. For the most part, both revolutionary groups were successful in putting their ideas into practice; however it was the Bolsheviks who were able to maintain complete control over the country while still keeping the public anti-revolutionaries under control.