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October Revolution

Took place on October 25, 1917

109

Years ago

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The 110th anniversary falls on October 25, 2027, in 362 days.

The October Revolution, also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution (in Soviet historiography), October coup, Bolshevik coup, or Bolshevik Revolution, was the second of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. It was led by Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks as part of the broader Russian Revolution of 1917–1923.

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