Choose one of the two questions: 1) Compare and contrast impact of the October revolution in Russia and the 1949 Chinese revolution on authoritarian durability in these countries. 2) Compare and contrast the causes of the October revolution in Russia and the 1949 revolution in China. What mix of voluntarist and structural variables explain each revolution? Your answer should be about four pages double spaced. It should include an introductory paragraph that includes a thesis statement. The answer should also include references to any and all appropriate required texts with page numbers or if page numbers unavailable, short quotes.  (You can refer to the texts simply by the author name).  You can also cite the lecture notes by lecture date but MUST cite the required texts.