The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция, Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya), also known as the Soviet Revolution or Bolshevik Revolution, refers to a revolution—as part of the Russian Revolution—that began with an armed insurrection in Petrograd (also regarded as a coup d'état by the worker and soldier masses) traditionally dated to October 25, 1917 (November 7, N.S.). "SparkNotes: The October Revolution" (timeline), SparkNotes LLC, 2006, webpage: SN-5: accessed 2007-01-28. It was the second phase of the overall Russian Revolution of 1917, after the February Revolution of the same year. The October Revolution overthrew the Russian Provisional Government and gave the power to the Soviets dominated by Bolsheviks. It was followed by the Russian Civil War (1917–1922) and the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922. The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks. Bolshevik armed forces began the takeover of government buildings on October 24; however October 25 was the date when the Winter Palace (the seat of the Provisional government located in Petrograd, then capital of Russia), was captured. (more)
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Bolshevik:
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( (singular) , derived from bolshe, "more") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903 and
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Soviet (council):
A soviet (сове́т, , "council" ) originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. According to the official historiography of the Soviet Union, the first Soviet (in this sense) was organized during the 1905 Russian Revolution in Ivanov
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Russian Provisional Government:
The Russian Provisional Government was formed in Petrograd after the Russian Revolution and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II. When the authority of the Czar's government began disintegrating after the February Revolution of 1917, two rival institut
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Winter Palace:
Located between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square, the Winter Palace or Zimniy Dvorets (Russian: Зимний дворец) in Saint Petersburg, Russia was built between 1754 and 1762 as the winter residence of the Russian tsars. Designed by Bartolomeo
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Russian Civil War:
The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed and the Bolshevik party assumed power in Petrograd (St. Petersburg). The principal fighting occu
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Russian Revolution (1917):
The Russian Revolution of 1917 refers to a series of two popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them. These revolutions had the effect of completely changing the nature of society within the Russian Empire and transforming the Russ
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February Revolution:
The February Revolution in 1917 in Russia was the first stage of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Its immediate result was the abdication of Czar Nicholas II, the collapse of Imperial Russia and the end of the Romanov dynasty. A provisional, non-Commu
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Arthur Ransome:
Arthur Mitchell Ransome (18 January 1884 - 3 June 1967), was a British author and journalist. He is best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books. These tell of school-holiday adventures of children, mostly in the Lake Di
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John Reed:
John Reed may be: In Arts, Letters & Entertainment: * John Reed (novelist) (b. 1969), New York novelist and author * John Reed (actor) (b. 1916), actor and singer with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company * John Reed (art patron) (1901-1981), Australian cr
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Ten Days that Shook the World:
Ten Days that Shook the World (1919) is a book by American journalist and socialist John Reed, about the October Revolution in Russia in 1917 which Reed experienced first-hand. Reed followed many of the prominent Bolshevik leaders, especially Grigory
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Soviet Union:
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (abbreviated USSR, ; tr.: Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, SSSR), also called the Soviet Union (Советский Союз; tr.: Sovetsky Soyuz), was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasi
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Russia:
Russia (Россия, Rossiya), also the Russian Federation ( , Rossiyskaya Federatsiya), is a transcontinental country extending over much of northern Eurasia. It is a semi-presidential republic comprising 83 federal subjects. Russia shares land borders w
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Saint Petersburg:
Saint Petersburg ( , tr.: Sankt-Peterburg, ) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city's other names were Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924) and Leningrad (Ленинг
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Vladimir Lenin:
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин), born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Влади́мир Ильи́ч Улья́нов), and also known by the pseudonyms VI Lenin, Nikolai Lenin and N. Lenin, ( January 21, 1924), was a Russian revolutionary, a communist politician
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Alexander Kerensky:
Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky (Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Ке́ренский, Aleksandr Fjëdorovich Kerenskij) ( June 11, 1970) served as the second Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government until Vladimir Lenin was elected by the All-Russian Congress
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Russian Constituent Assembly:
The All Russian Constituent Assembly (Всероссийское Учредительное Собрание, Vserossiiskoe Uchreditelnoe Sobranie) was a democratically elected constitutional body convened in Russia after the October Revolution of 1917. It met for 13 hours, from 4 p.
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Kornilov affair:
The Kornilov Affair (Russian: Корниловщина, Kornilovshchina) was a confused struggle between Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army, General Lavr Kornilov and Aleksandr Kerensky in August/September, 1917, in between the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
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Decree on Peace:
The Decree On Peace, written by Vladimir Lenin, was passed by the Second Congress of the Soviet of Workers', Soldiers', and Peasants' Deputies on the 26 October, 1917, following the success of the October Revolution. It was published in the Izvestiya
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Decree on Land:
The Decree on Land, written by Vladimir Lenin, was passed by the Second Congress of Soviets of Workers', Soldiers', and Peasants' Deputies on 26 October, 1917, following the success of the October Revolution. It decreed an abolition of private proper
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Leon Trotsky:
Leon Trotsky (Russian: , Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij, Trockij and Trotzky) ( – August 21 1940), born Lev Davidovich Bronstein (Лeв Давидович Бронштéйн), was a Russian revolutionary and Marxist th
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Russian cruiser Aurora:
The Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра; English transliteration: Avrora) is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in St. Petersburg. She became a symbol of the Communist Revolution in Russia.
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Menshevik:
The Mensheviks (Minority) (Меньшевик, ) were a faction of the Russian revolutionary movement that emerged in 1903 after a dispute between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov, both members of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party, at the Second Cong
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Red Guards (Russia):
For other uses of the term see Red Guard In the context of the history of Russia and Soviet Union, Red Guards (Russian: "Красная Гвардия") were armed groups of workers formed in the time frame of the Russian Revolution of 1917. They were the main str
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July Days:
The July Days refers to events in 1917 that took place in Petrograd, Russia, between July 3 and July 7 (Julian calendar) (July 16-July 20, Gregorian calendar), when soldiers and industrial workers in the city rioted against the Russian Provisional Go
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Revolutions of 1917–23:
The Revolutions of 1917–23 formed a revolutionary wave precipitated by the end of World War I in general and the Russian Revolutions of 1917 in particular. Some authorities date the wave as ending in 1919 or 1921. In war-torn Imperial Russia, the Feb
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Alfred Knox:
Major-General Sir Alfred William Fortescue Knox (30 October 1870 - 9 March 1964) was a career British military officer and later a Conservative Party politician. Born in Ulster, he joined the British Army and was posted to India. In 1911 General Knox
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