It was led by Vladimir Lenin 's Bolsheviks as part of the broader Russian Revolution of 1917–1923. It began through an insurrection in Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg) on 7 …

October Revolution, (Oct. 24–25 [Nov. 6–7, New Style], 1917), the second and last major phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, in which the Bolshevik Party seized power in Russia, …

Mar 20, 2025 · An analysis of the October Revolution, its causes, key events, and impact on Russia, from the fall of the monarchy to Bolshevik control.

1 day ago · We celebrate with great joy today the 108th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution in Russia. This was the first successful revolution built on the foundations of …

On October 25, 1917, Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin led his leftist revolutionaries in a successful revolt against the ineffective provisional government, an event known as the October Revolution.

With the collapse of the Communist regime in 1991, the anniversary of the October Revolution is no longer celebrated in Russia. Many people regard the entire Soviet epoch as a tragedy, the …

1 day ago · Loren Goldner reviews John Marrot's "The October Revolution in Prospect and Retrospect: Interventions in Russian and Soviet History" in Insurgent Notes #7.

2 days ago · After the victory of the October/November Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, the Soviet government immediately took diplomatic measures to ensure that Soviet Russia would …

Jun 8, 2018 · One of the seminal events of the twentieth century in terms of its worldwide historical impact, the October Revolution is also one of the most controversial and hotly …

On 24th October, Prime Minister Kerensky tried to limit Bolshevik influence. He ordered the arrest of many of their leaders. In response, the Military Revolutionary Committee decided to take...