Bolshevik Revolution
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Communism, Communists, Russian Revolution, Bolsheviks, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Russia, Europe, Asia
- Date: 1917-1921
Article abstract: At issue: Bolshevik takeover of power. Result: Bolshevik victory; establishment of communist regime.
Background
The Bolshevik Revolution, which began on October 25, 1917, was the culmination of decades of political, economic, and social discontent in the Russian Empire. The czarist system had collapsed in February, 1917, with the abdication of Nicholas II, followed by an eight-month period of rule by a provisional government. The failure of this quasidemocratic government to attempt to remediate many of the problems in Russia led to its...
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