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[[File: | [[File:Great-october.png|thumb|495x495px|A depiction of the Great October Socialist Revolution.]] | ||
The '''Great October Socialist Revolution'''{{Efn|Russian: ''''' Великая Октябрьская социалистическая революция'''''.}} was a [[socialist revolution]] led by the [[Bolsheviks]] which occurred on 7 November 1917{{Efn|O.S. 25 October.}} in [[Russian Republic|Russia]] under the [[Capitalism|bourgeois]] [[Alexander Kerensky|Kerensky]] government. The [[revolution]] resulted in the formation of the [[Russian Soviet Republic]] and later the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]] in 1922, the first long-lasting [[socialist state]]. | |||
The October Revolution is considered a momentous turning point in world history in favor of the [[Proletariat|working class]] and [[Socialism|socialist]] movement. It solidified and demonstrated the correctness of the theories of [[Vladimir Lenin]] and others which would later develop into the theory of [[Marxism–Leninism]].<ref>Vladimir Lenin (1920). [https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1920/lwc/ch01.htm ''Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder'', Ch. 1. ''In What Sense We Can Speak of the International Significance of the Russian Revolution'']. Available on the Marxists Internet Archive.</ref> | The October Revolution is considered a momentous turning point in world history in favor of the [[Proletariat|working class]] and [[Socialism|socialist]] movement. It solidified and demonstrated the correctness of the theories of [[Vladimir Lenin]] and others which would later develop into the theory of [[Marxism–Leninism]].<ref>Vladimir Lenin (1920). [https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1920/lwc/ch01.htm ''Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder'', Ch. 1. ''In What Sense We Can Speak of the International Significance of the Russian Revolution'']. Available on the Marxists Internet Archive.</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Bolshevism]] | * [[Bolshevism]] | ||
* [[February revolution]] | * [[February revolution]] | ||
* [[Russian revolution of 1905]] | * [[Russian revolution of 1905]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
{{Notelist}} | {{Notelist}} | ||
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[[Category:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | [[Category:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:04, 6 October 2024
The Great October Socialist Revolution[a] was a socialist revolution led by the Bolsheviks which occurred on 7 November 1917[b] in Russia under the bourgeois Kerensky government. The revolution resulted in the formation of the Russian Soviet Republic and later the Soviet Union in 1922, the first long-lasting socialist state.
The October Revolution is considered a momentous turning point in world history in favor of the working class and socialist movement. It solidified and demonstrated the correctness of the theories of Vladimir Lenin and others which would later develop into the theory of Marxism–Leninism.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Vladimir Lenin (1920). Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder, Ch. 1. In What Sense We Can Speak of the International Significance of the Russian Revolution. Available on the Marxists Internet Archive.