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May 28, 2024 · Russian Revolution, two revolutions in 1917, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social change in Russia, starting in 1917. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and adopt a socialist form of government following two successive revolutions and a bloody civil war.
November 7–8. The October Revolution (named after the dates [October 24–25] of these days on the Julian calendar) takes place, during which the Bolsheviks and revolutionary soldiers depose the provisional government and declare that state power has been passed to the soviets.
- Adam Augustyn
The Russian Revolution took place in 1917 , during the final phase of World War I. It removed Russia from the war and brought about the transformation of the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), replacing Russia’s traditional monarchy with the world’s first Communist state.
Nov 8, 2017 · In 1917 a series of events happened in Russia that would change the world forever. Find out about the history of the Russian revolutions.
May 18, 2018 · Russian Revolution (1917) Events in Russia that resulted in the founding of a republic (March) and in the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks (November). (In the calendar in use at the time, the two stages took place in February and October.)