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Russian Revolution

noun

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. Synonym: October Revolution.

The revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917. Synonym: February Revolution.

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"Russian Revolution" Quotes from Famous Books

... that I am seeming to prove that God is on the side of the Germans and, seeing this Russian Revolution has meant our being held up here, that God Almighty meant that we should not advance. No, my friend, I am not such a fool as to pretend to understand the ways of the Omnipotent, but I have no doubt that this wide and far-reaching movement in Russia will eventually be on our side. It must be. But ...

— "The Pomp of Yesterday" • Joseph Hocking

... The Russian Revolution placed us in an entirely new situation. After all, there was no doubt that the East presented an obvious possibility of concluding peace, and all our efforts were turned in that direction, for we were anxious to seize the first available moment to make peace ...

— In the World War • Count Ottokar Czernin

Words linked to "Russian Revolution" : Soviet Union, coup d'etat, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, putsch, February Revolution, takeover, USSR, revolution, Russia, coup