The Revolution, taken episodically, appears quite insignificant. Where is the Revolution, then? Here lies the difficulty. Only he will overcome it who fully understands and feels the inner meaning of this episodic character and who will reveal the historic axis of crystallization that lies behind it. ‘Why do we need solid houses?’ the sect of Old Believers used to say. ‘We are awaiting the coming of Christ.’ Nor does this Revolution build solid houses; instead it concerns itself with resettlement [pereselenie], increases of residential density [uplotnenie], and construction of barracks. All of its institutions give the impression of being temporary, barrack-like. But not because it awaits the coming of Christ, that is, contrasts its final aim with the present process of building life, but because, on the contrary, it strives in endless gropings and experiments to find the best ways of building a house that is solid.