The document discusses the rejection of liberalism in Russia and Germany in the early 20th century. In Russia, the oppressive czarist system and free market inequality led to widespread desperation, allowing the Bolsheviks under Lenin to establish communism through violent revolution with popular support. In Germany, the humiliation of defeat in WWI, the economic devastation of the Great Depression, and years of instability weakened faith in democracy and liberalism, enabling Hitler and the Nazis to capitalize on fear and unemployment by offering a stronger nationalist government. Desperation played a major role in citizens turning away from liberalism in both countries.