Politics · October 25, 1917

October Revolution

109 years ago · Saint Petersburg, Russian Republic

109th anniversary

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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The 110th anniversary falls on October 25, 2027.

People involved4

Vladimir Lenin1870–1924

Vladimir Lenin

PoliticsDied aged 53
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A. Kollontaĭ1872–1952

A. Kollontaĭ

ActivismDied aged 79
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Leon Trotsky1879–1940

Leon Trotsky

ActivismWould be 146
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Alexander Kerensky1881–1970

Alexander Kerensky

PoliticsWould be 145
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