Text: The Russian Revolution

Floor 2 Floor 2
Political Movements (2.6.5) Political Movements (2.6.5)
Exhibit 2.6.5.01 Exhibit 2.6.5.01

Text Panel

The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, took place in Russia in 1917. The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, overthrew the liberal government and seized power. As a result, czarist rule came to an end after 500 years.Following the October Revolution, a communist regime was instituted in Russia and subsequently throughout the entire Soviet Union, which remained in existence until 1991.

Themes and Connections:

1917, Bolshevik Revolution, communist, government, liberal, october revolution, regime, Russia, Soviet Union, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, zarist

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