RUSSIAN REVOLUTION Definition & Meaning

Russian Revolution

[ ruhsh-uhn rev-uh-loo-shuhn ]

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Also called Feb·ru·ar·y Rev·o·lu·tion. [feb, -roo-er-ee rev-, uh, -, loo, -sh, uh, n, feb, -yoo‐] the uprising in Russia in March 1917 (February, Old Style ) in which the czarist government collapsed and a provisional government was established.
Also called Oc·to·ber Rev·o·lu·tion. [ok-, toh, -ber rev-, uh, -, loo, -sh, uh, n] a coup d'état in November 1917 (October, Old Style ), which overthrew the provisional Russian government established eight months earlier, and which resulted in the formation of the Soviet government.

Russian Revolution

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Also called (reckoned by the Julian calendar)February Revolution the uprising in Russia in March 1917, during which the tsar abdicated and a provisional government was set up
Also called (reckoned by the Julian calendar)October Revolution the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917, transforming the uprising into a socialist revolution. This was followed by a period of civil war against counter-revolutionary armies (1918–22), which ended in eventual victory for the Bolsheviks

Russian Revolution

A revolution in Russia in 1917–1918, also called the October Revolution , that overthrew the czar and brought the Bolsheviks , a Communist party led by Lenin , to power. The revolution was encouraged by Russian setbacks in World War I .

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The Russian Revolution of 1917 is especially revealing: It demonstrates how a people can challenge a regime with one goal in mind, and get the opposite result, a far worse tyranny.

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When he penned his eyewitness account of the 1917 Russian Revolution, American journalist John Reed famously titled it Ten Days That Shook The World.

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Following the 1917 Russian Revolution so many streets and squares in Russia were renamed to feature the word "communism".

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There is non-fiction, too; histories of the Russian Revolution, of Stalin’s repressions, the fall of communism and of modern Russia’s failed attempts to build democracy.

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The Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, America’s emergence as a world power, the Second World War, and continuing turmoil in the Middle East all have their roots in the First World War.

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