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October Revolution
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October Revolution
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(Historical Terms) another name for the Russian Revolution [2]
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Noun1.October Revolution - the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922October Revolution - the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922
Russian Revolution
Russia, Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR - a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
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First, as its title suggests, it was response to the new international political atmosphere produced by the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917 and Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Point speech in January 1918, in which, although not actually mentioning the words 'self-determination', the American President made explicit reference to the need to settle colonial questions in the interests of the 'native populations'.
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In a separate step, heavy with symbolism, a parliamentary committee introduced legislation that would abolish the national holiday commemorating the Bolshevik revolution of October 1917, although it is called by a different name: the Day of Accord and Reconciliation.
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Well maybe the Romanovs did, which might explain the Communist-led revolution of October 1917.
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