During the French Revolution, approximately 1,800 people were beheaded by guillotine. The guillotine was a device used by the French government to execute individuals. Executions were often public spectacles during what was known as the Reign of Terror. The reign of terror lasted 10 months, most of the murders occurred because Robespierre ordered them (Reign of Terror1). “You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves” (Joseph Stalin) is a powerful statement that shows the mentality that results in a violent revolution. During the French Revolution, the storming of the Bastille occurred on July 14, 1789. The Bastille was a state prison and symbol of repression. His fall marked the triumph of "freedom over despotism" (Pernoud and Flassier1). The prison assault was one of the most violent incidents of the revolution. The civilian population was frustrated with the king and wanted action. The crowd marched to the Bastille in search of gunpowder and the citizens that King Louis XVI had imprisoned. The crowd also marched to the Bastille because they were nervous about all the soldiers in the streets. The king also replaced the popular councilors with more relevant ones who could obtain weapons from the Bastille. Once the aggressive mob arrived at the Bastille, soldiers were ordered to shoot, killing hundreds. The storming of the Bastille started the revolution and made the king aware of the problem. During the Russian Revolution, Bloody Sunday occurred on January 22, 1905. Workers wanted better working conditions, personal freedom and legislative power. 200,000 workers marched peacefully to the winter resort. Soldiers fired into the crowd, more than... half of the paper... cruel statement that provoked a violent revolution. Works Cited Primary Source "Primary Sources for the French Revolution." Primary sources for the French Revolution. Np, nd Web. November 10, 2013. Secondary SourceBeck, Roger B., Linda Black, Larry S. Krieger, Phillip C. Naylor, and Dahia Ibo Shabaka. "ClassZone -."ClassZone -. Np, nd Web. November 10, 2013. .History in the now. "Russian Bloody Sunday, 1905." The story in an hour. Np, 22 January 2012. Web. 06 December 2013. "Model without comments." Model without comments. Np, nd Web. November 8. 2013..