WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -October Revolution, also called Bolshevik Revolution, (Oct. 24–25 [Nov. 6–7, New Style], 1917), the second and last major phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, in which the Bolshevik Party seized power in Russia, inaugurating the Soviet regime.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1917, Russia used the Julian calendar, which placed the date for the October Revolution on October 25. (For the same reason, the March uprising that led to the abdication of the czar is known as the “February Revolution.”) Today, Russia uses the Gregorian calendar, which dates the revolution to November 7.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Revolution was led by the ultra-left Bolshevik Party as its leader Vladimir Lenin. It started in Petrograd( now Saint Petersburg), the then Capital of the country and the seat of the Provisional Government. The February Revolution had taken place a few months ago and had overthrown the authoritarian Tsarist regime.

Detailed explanation-4: -Russian Revolution, also called Russian Revolution of 1917, two revolutions in 1917, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power.