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February Revolution

British  

noun

  1. another name for the Russian Revolution

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He offers pungent portraits of short-lived political figures he encountered, such as Alexander Kerensky and other leaders of the February Revolution, which preceded the Bolshevik takeover in October 1917.

From Washington Post Feb. 10, 2023

The end of the tsarist government began with the February Revolution in 1917.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

An attempted counter-revolution led by Soviet hardliners failed in the face of mass protest in Moscow, and the first free elections since the February Revolution of 1917 were held in Russia.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

Q. Do you think, then, that the February Revolution was more of a break with Russian history than the October Revolution?

From Time Magazine Archive

After the February Revolution, Parisian workmen demanded the abolition of piece-wages, and obtained it in several manufactories.

From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)

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