russian revolution

1. 1.

   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

   SynonymsOctober Revolution

   Broadercoup d'etat

   Soviet Union

2. 2.

   the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917

   SynonymsFebruary Revolution

   Broaderrevolution

   Soviet Union

Questions about russian revolution

What does russian revolution mean?

russian revolution means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for russian revolution?

Close synonyms include October Revolution, February Revolution. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is russian revolution a common word?

russian revolution is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.