October Revolution

The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was the second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the first having been instigated by the events around the February Revolution. The October Revolution was led by Bolsheviks under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin and marked the first officially Communist revolution of the twentieth century, based upon the ideas of Karl Marx. The crucial revolutionary activities in Petrograd were under the command of the Petrograd Soviet's Military Revolutionary Committee.

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Russian Revolution of 1917 - February Revolution - Bolsheviks - Vladimir Lenin - Communist - Twentieth century - Karl Marx - Petrograd - Petrograd Soviet

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The revolution would culminate in a communist coup against the Russian provisional government, leading to the creation of the Soviet Union.

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Coup - Russian provisional government - Soviet Union

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The prominence to the event was ascribed later. Initially, the event was referred to as October uprising or Uprising of 25th, as seen, for example, in the first editions of Lenin's complete works. With time, the October Revolution was seen as a hugely important global event, the first in a series of events that lay the groundwork for an epic Cold War struggle between the Soviet Union and Western democracies, including the United States.

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Cold War - United States

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The Great October Socialist Revolution was the official name for the October Revolution in the Soviet Union since the 10th anniversary celebration of the Revolution in 1927. Today this name is used mainly by Russian Communists. The term Red October has also been ascribed to the events of the month; this name has in turn been leant to both a tractor factory made notable by the Battle of Stalingrad and a fictional Soviet submarine.

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Soviet Union - 1927 - Russian Communists - Tractor - Battle of Stalingrad - Fictional Soviet submarine

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