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Recalling Revolution: Russia’s Bolshevik anniversary

November the 7th 1917 was one of the most significant days in Russian history, when Lenin and the Bolshevik movement decided the timing was right for revolution. The Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace – which was then the seat of the governme

1917 Revolution: Lenin's secret steps to coup

Published: 06 November, 2007, 07:38


picture of Lenin from www.vilenin.info

In 1917, a coup d'etat known as the Bolshevik Revolution ended the rule of the Russian Provisional Government and marked the start of the Soviet era. From Saint Petersburg, the then capital of Russia, to remote villages in the forests, there were many sec

 
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