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 Definition: [n]  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 1922
 
 Synonyms: Russian Revolution
 
 See Also: coup, coup d'etat, putsch, Russia, Soviet Union, takeover, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR

 

 

 

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