Photograph of a revolution

Norwegian_Storting-1905

An image of revolution actually happening.  While looking for images of the shapes of demilitarized zones for unrelated reasons, I found this image of the “Storting” in Norway.  According to the Wikipedia text:

In early 1905, Christian Michelsen formed a coalition government consisting of liberals and conservatives, whose only stated objective was to establish a separate Norwegian corps of consuls. The law was passed by the Norwegian parliament. As expected and probably as planned, King Oscar II refused to accept the laws, and the Michelsen government resigned. When the king declared himself unable to form a cabinet under the present circumstances, a constitutional crisis broke out on 7 June 1905… Initially reacting to this declaration as a rebellious act, the Swedish government indicated an openness to a negotiated end to the union, insisting among other things on a Norwegian plebisciteThe plebiscite was held on 13 August and resulted in an overwhelming 368,208 votes (99.95%) in favour of dissolution against 184 (0.05%) opposed.

While there are lots of images of revolutionaries and events that consitute revolutions, my non-expert guess is that there are almost no photographic images of a revolution in its entirety.

Image via: Wikipedia user Leifern.

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