HyperDic: october_revolution

English > 1 sense of the expression October Revolution:
NOUNactOctober Revolution, Russian Revolutionthe 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
English > October Revolution: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe 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.
SynonymRussian Revolution
Instance ofcoup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeoverA sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
RegionSoviet Union, Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSRA former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia
SpanishRevolución de Octubre

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