NOUN
- 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
- the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917
How To Use Russian Revolution In A Sentence
- The Russian Revolution itself was but one episode in the transition from capitalism to socialism.
- In the USSR, most anarchists turned into Communists after the Russian Revolution.
- The final programmes will engagingly escort us to the present day, via a coin defaced by Suffragettes, a plate from the Russian revolution, and a credit card, to the final object. A History of the World in 100 Objects is Radio 4 at its best
- CB contd: Since Marx's word is not the last word, there is development in the ideas and Lenin has come in the Russian revolution, interpreting and improving the ideas of Marx to suit the objective conditions of Russian society. Archive 2006-07-01
- In 1919, dockers in the city of Seattle refused to load arms for use against the recent Russian Revolution.
- For a sketch of Witte, see Richard Pipes, The Russian Revolution New York: Vintage, 1991, 31–32. The Return
- 23 years later, in 1917, the Russian Revolution inspired other revolutions and uprisings throughout Europe.
- They regard the 1917 Russian revolution as merely a capitalist revolution overthrowing feudalism.
- St Petersburg was the seat of the Russian Revolution.
- Sixty years before the Russian revolution, Abraham Lincoln credited a photographer with assisting in his electoral victory by retouching a portrait to shorten his neck and make him appear more youthful.
