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( October Revolution)
The October Revolution (Russian ??????????? ?????????, Oktyabr'skaya revolyutsiya), also known as the Russian Revolution, Great October Socialist Revolution, Red October or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution. It took place with an armed insurrection in Petrograd traditionally dated to 25 October 1917 Julian calendar (7 November 1917 Gregorian calendar).[1] It was the second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, after the February Revolution of the same year. The October Revolution in Petrograd overthrew the Russian Provisional Government and gave the power to the local Soviets dominated by Bolsheviks. As the revolution was not recognized outside of Petrograd the rest of the country was submerged into the all-national anarchy, the Russian Civil War (1917–1922) and the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922. The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks,[1] who used their influence in the Petrograd Soviet to organize the armed forces. Bolshevik Red Guards forces under the Military Revolutionary Committee began the takeover of government buildings on 24 October.[1] On 25 October (JC) the Winter Palace (the seat of the Provisional government located in Petrograd, then capital of Russia), was captured. Initially, the event was referred to as the October coup (??????????? ?????????) or the Uprising of 25th, as seen in contemporary documents (for example, in the first editions of Lenin's complete works). With time, the term October Revolution came into use – it is also known as the "November Revolution," having occurred in November according to the Gregorian Calendar – and the event became seen as an event of major importance. The Great October Socialist Revolution (Russian ??????? ??????????? ???????????????? ?????????, Velikaya Oktyabr'skaya sotsialisticheskaya revolyutsiya) was the official name for the October Revolution in the Soviet Union [????????? ????] after the 10th anniversary of the Revolution in 1927.
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