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Citadels of progress, citadels of reaction

EatTheRich

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Where have the state/revolutionary power of the left and forces of progress been concentrated since the advent of civilization? (Quick opinion piece based on a quick survey, not intended to be definitive; however, I have made choices I feel I could defend unless someone points out a better option.)

1959-present: Havana
1958-1959: Pyongyang
1956-1958: Beijing
1956: Budapest
1956: Beijing
1950-1956: Pyongyang
1944-1950: Belgrade
1918-1944: Moscow
1917-1918: Petrograd
1915-1917: Cuernavaca
1914-1915: Mexico City
1911-1914: Cuernavaca
1905-1911: Paris
1898-1905: Tokyo
1871-1898: Washington
1870-1871: Paris
1849-1870: Washington
1848-1849: Budapest
1804-1848: Washington
1801-1804: Port Republicain
1800-1801: Washington
1793-1800: Philadelphia
1789-1793: Paris
1785-1789: New York
1781-1785: Philadelphia
1775-1781: Boston
1659-1775: Amsterdam
1653-1659: Paris
1642-1653: London
1630-1642: Stockholm
1620-1630: Heidelberg
1618-1620: Prague
1566-1618: Amsterdam
1525-1566: London
1525: Memmingen
1434-1525: London
1423-1434: Tabor
1420-1423: Prague
1385-1420: London
1385: Paris
1269-1385: London
1229-1269: Marrakesh
1209-1229: Toulouse
1062-1209: Marrakesh
970-1062: Copenhagen
883-970: Rome
869-883: Basra
800-869: Rome
718-800: Paris
683-718: Damascus
683: Basra
680-683: Mecca
661-680: Damascus
656-661: Kufa
622-656: Medina
486-622: Paris
454-509: Tournai
395-454: Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa
376-395: Felix Romuliana
330-376: Aksum
301-330: Vagharshapat
70-301: Antioch
23-70: Jerusalem
9-23: Chang'an
167 BCE-9 CE: Jerusalem
210 BCE-167 BCE: Alexandria
221 BCE-210 BCE: Xianyang
331 BCE-221 BCE: Alexandria
338 BCE-332 BCE: Pella
508 BCE-338 BCE: Athens
509 BCE-508 BCE: Rome
527 BCE-509 BCE: Babylon
561 BCE-527 BCE: Athens
657 BCE-561 BCE: Corinth
722 BCE-657 BCE: Sparta
1010 BCE-722 BCE: Jerusalem
1030 BCE-1010 BCE: Gibeah
1325 BCE-1030 BCE: Ramah
1550 BCE-1325 BCE: Thebes
1894 BCE-1595 BCE: Babylon
2600 BCE-1894 BCE: Mohenjo-Daro
2900 BCE-2600 BCE: Susa

Where have the state/counterrevolutionary power of the right and forces of social backwardness been concentrated? (With caveats as noted above.)

1945-present: Washington
1933-1945: Berlin
1922-1933: Rome
1918-1922: Paris
1917-1918: Vienna
1914-1917: Petrograd
1848-1914: St. Petersburg
1606-1848: Vienna
1453-1606: Istanbul
637-1453: Constantinople
226-637: Ctesiphon
224 CE-226: Istakhr
63 BCE-224 CE: Ctesiphon
146 BCE-63 BCE: Antioch
330 BCE-146 BCE: Carthage
499 BCE-330 BCE: Babylon
550 BCE-499 BCE: Charsadda
612 BCE-550 BCE: Babylon
705 BCE-612 BCE: Nineveh
706 BCE-705 BCE: Dur-Sharrukin
879 BCE-706 BCE: Kalhu
911 BCE-879 BCE: Assur
1046 BCE-911 BCE: Fenghao
1600 BCE-1046 BCE: Yanshi
1681 BCE-1600 BCE: Assur
1754 BCE-1681 BCE: Shubat-Enlil
2004 BCE-1754 BCE: Assur
2112 BCE-2004 BCE: Ur
2154 BCE-2112 BCE: Uruk
2334 BCE-2154 BCE: Akkad
2430 BCE-2334 BCE: Uruk
2450 BCE-2430 BCE: Lagash
2900 BCE-2450 BCE: Kish
 
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