october revolution

Noun
  1. The 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 (synset 101310499)
    domain region: russia, soviet union, union of soviet socialist republics, ussr - a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
    is an instance of: coup, coup d'etat, putsch, takeover - a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
    same as: russian revolution

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