A Conceptual Explanation of Major Revolutions; Its Main Elements and International Qualities Reconsidered

Major revolutions, in addition to socio-political changes in a country, cause changes in the structure of international relations and behavior of main players in the world order. On this basis, major revolutions cause some states of revolutionary and anti revolutionary states in international order. Presenting particularities of major revolutions, this paper claims that with a study of international qualities of the four revolutions of France, Russia, China and Iran known among major modern revolutions, some measures and rules will be recognized for knowing and distinguishing them. Of the cases, Islamic Revolution as being based upon spirituality and religion has been placed in a particular position so that after four decades from its appearance it is of considerable regional and international effects and consequences. Extended current political changes in the countries of the west of Asia may be taken as proof for the claim.