Major and fundamental revolutions effected by people in reshaping the society, an inevitable outcome and highest manifestation of class struggle, a qualitative leap from the lower to the higher in the process of development of social formations. The essence of social revolution is that the political rule of the reactionary class is overthrown by a revolutionary class by violent means in order to change the economic foundation and superstructure of the old society, the old decadent and backward social system is replaced by a new advanced social system, the productive forces are liberated, opening up the way for the development of productive forces, and thus promoting the development of human society. Social revolution is the concrete form of appearance of the basic laws of society, and its fundamental question is the question of state power…
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