Russian Revolution

[ ruhsh-uhn rev-uh-loo-shuhn ]

/ ˈrʌʃ ən ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən /

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noun

Also called Feb·ru·ar·y Rev·o·lu·tion. [feb-roo-er-ee rev-uh-loo-shuhn, feb-yoo‐] /ˈfɛb ruˌɛr i ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən, ˈfɛb yu‐/ the uprising in Russia in March 1917 (February, Old Style ) in which the czarist government collapsed and a provisional government was established.

Also called Oc·to·ber Rev·o·lu·tion. [ok-toh-ber rev-uh-loo-shuhn] /ɒkˈtoʊ bər ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən/ a coup d'état in November 1917 (October, Old Style ), which overthrew the provisional Russian government established eight months earlier, and which resulted in the formation of the Soviet government.

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How to use Russian Revolution in a sentence

The Russian Revolution summed everything up in an instant: in place of dynastic rule, absolutism of a different kind.
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Initially thrilled by the Russian Revolution, Cahan was speedily disenchanted.
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He also blamed the Jews for the Russian Revolution and said that gynecologists kill black babies on the orders of the Zionists.
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Once, when White was playing cards with some firemen in the engine room, the talk swung to the Russian Revolution.
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These figures are, however, unreliable, and antedate the Russian Revolution.
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Bolshevism is a phenomenon brought about by force; it is not a natural consequence of the progress of the Russian Revolution.
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The collapse of the first Russian Revolution at once broke off Kautsky's evolution along the path of radicalism.
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The Russian Revolution is one of the great heroic events of the world's history.
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British Dictionary definitions for Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution

noun

Also called (reckoned by the Julian calendar): February Revolution the uprising in Russia in March 1917, during which the tsar abdicated and a provisional government was set up

Also called (reckoned by the Julian calendar): October Revolution the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917, transforming the uprising into a socialist revolution. This was followed by a period of civil war against counter-revolutionary armies (1918–22), which ended in eventual victory for the Bolsheviks

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

Cultural definitions for Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution

A revolution in Russia in 1917–1918, also called the October Revolution, that overthrew the czar and brought the Bolsheviks, a Communist party led by Lenin, to power. The revolution was encouraged by Russian setbacks in World War I.