The Bolshevik Revolution refers to the uprising led by Vladimir Lenin in 1917 that overthrew the Russian Provisional Government during World War I. This revolution established Soviet Russia as a socialist state.
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Russian Revolution: A series of revolutions in Russia between 1905 and 1917 that ultimately resulted in the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II.
A political ideology combining Marxist principles with Leninist strategies for achieving socialist revolution.
October Manifesto: Issued by Tsar Nicholas II after the 1905 revolution, it promised civil liberties and created an elected legislative body known as the Duma.