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    RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917play

    Synonyms:

    February Revolution; Russian Revolution

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Instance hypernyms:

    revolution (the overthrow of a government by those who are governed)

    Domain region:

    Russia; Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR (a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    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 1922play

    Synonyms:

    October Revolution; Russian Revolution

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Instance hypernyms:

    coup; coup d'etat; putsch; takeover (a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force)

    Domain region:

    Russia; Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR (a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991)

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