English noun: October Revolution | |||
1. | October Revolution (act) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Russian Revolution | ||
Instance hypernym | coup, coup d'etat, putsch, takeover | ||
Domain region | Russia, Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR | ||