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RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917
Synonyms:
February Revolution; Russian Revolution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
revolution (the overthrow of a government by those who are governed)
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
October Revolution; Russian Revolution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
coup; coup d'etat; putsch; takeover (a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force)
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)
