Iran

In 1917, the Russian Revolution resulted in the installation of a Bolshevik government in the Soviet Union. In 1979, the Iranian revolution resulted in the installation of a Muslim fundamentalist government in Iran. The two governments were alike in that they both held absolute power, suppressing dissent and minorities.

In 1991, after 74 years, a counterrevolution of sorts occurred in the Soviet Union, throwing off the chains of Communist rule and ending a dark period in Russian history. Let it be soon (hopefully less than 74 years) that a counterrevolution will occur in Iran, throwing off the chains of totalitarian rule. Only then can Iran return to its once grand past under the shah, while leaving behind a dark period of suffering for a new one of peace and freedom.

ARMAN AFAGH

Fountain Valley