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  2. Russian Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social change in Russia, starting in 1917. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and adopt a socialist form of government following two successive revolutions and a civil war .

  3. Revolutionary activity of Vladimir Lenin - Wikipedia

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    Map of Lenin's Train Journey to Russia. In February 1917, the February Revolution broke out in Petrograd as industrial workers went on strike over food shortages and deteriorating factory conditions. The unrest spread to other parts of Russia, and fearing that he would be violently overthrown, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated.

  4. Russian Revolution of 1905 - Wikipedia

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    The Russian Revolution of 1905, [a] also known as the First Russian Revolution, [b] was a revolution in the Russian Empire that began on 22 January 1905 with a wave of civil unrest across the empire and ultimately led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy under the Russian Constitution of 1906.

  5. October Revolution - Wikipedia

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    Red Guard unit of the Vulkan factory in Petrograd, October 1917 Bolshevik (1920) by Boris Kustodiev The New York Times headline from 9 November 1917. The October Revolution, [b] also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution [c] (in Soviet historiography), October coup, [4] [5] Bolshevik coup, [5] or Bolshevik revolution, [6] [7] was a revolution in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin's ...

  6. United States and the Russian Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The United States responded to the Russian Revolution of 1917 by participating in the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War with the Allies of World War I in support of the White movement, in seeking to overthrow the Bolsheviks. [1] The United States withheld diplomatic recognition of the Soviet Union until 1933. [2]

  7. Moscow uprising of 1905 - Wikipedia

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    The revolution of 1905 was a turning point in Russian history, and the Moscow uprising played an important role in fostering revolutionary sentiment among Russian workers. [1] The Moscow revolutionaries gained experience during the uprising that helped them succeed years later in the October Revolution of 1917.

  8. Timeline of Russian history - Wikipedia

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    Russian Revolution of 1905: The first soviet was formed in the midst of a textile strike in Ivanovo-Voznesensk. 14 June: Russian Revolution of 1905: A mutiny occurred aboard the battleship Potemkin. 25 June: Russian Revolution of 1905: The Potemkin sailors defected to Romania. 5 September

  9. History of the Russian Revolution - Wikipedia

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    History of the Russian Revolution is a three-volume book by Leon Trotsky on the Russian Revolution of 1917. The first volume is dedicated to the political history of the February Revolution and the October Revolution, to explain the relations between these two events. The book was initially published in Germany in 1930.