In Roads to the Temple, Aron counters the dominant historical paradigm that revolutions are caused by material, structural forces, and uses extensive written accounts of the time to make a compelling case that the Soviet revolution of 19871991 was primarily driven by ideas, by the truth.
John Larrivee, "Review Essay: Ideas MatterLessons for Capitalism from the Moral Failures of Communism," Journal of Markets & Morality 16, no. 2 (Fall 2013): 593-599