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Rus′sian Revolu′tion, 
    1. World HistoryAlso called February Revolution. the uprising in Russia in March, 1917 (February Old Style), in which the Czarist government collapsed and a provisional government was established.
    2. World HistoryAlso called October Revolution. the overthrow of this provisional government by a coup d'état on November 7, 1917 (October 25 Old Style), establishing the Soviet government.

'Russian Revolution' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alexandra - Breshkovsky - February Revolution - October Revolution - Revolutionary - Russia - Russian Empire - White Russian

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