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Oktyabrsky City District, Kirov
Oktyabrsky (masculine), Oktyabrskaya (feminine) or Oktyabskoye (neuter), from the Russian adjective ru , октябрьский meaning "of October", and often memorialising the October Revolution of November 1917, may refer to: Places Oktyabrsky *Oktyabrsky, Russia (''Oktyabrskaya'', ''Oktyabrskoye''), several inhabited localities in Russia *Oktyabrsky, Republic of Adygea, Russia *Oktyabrsky Airport, an airport in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia *Oktyabrsky Island in Kaliningrad, Russia *Oktyabrsky Urban Settlement, several municipal urban settlements in Russia *Cape October (Mys Oktyabrsky) in Severnaya Zemlya, Russia *Mys Oktyabrsky (Cape October), Severnaya Zemlya, Russia Oktyabrskaya *Oktyabrskaya (Minsk Metro), a station of the Minsk Metro, Belarus *Oktyabrskaya (Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line), a station of the Moscow Metro, Russia *Oktyabrskaya (Koltsevaya Line), a station of the Moscow Metro, Russia *Oktyabrskaya Railway, a broad gauge railway in Russia Other *Oktyab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October Revolution
The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917–1923. It was the second revolutionary change of government in Russia in 1917. It took place through an armed insurrection in Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg) on . It was the precipitating event of the Russian Civil War. The October Revolution followed and capitalized on the February Revolution earlier that year, which had overthrown the Tsarist autocracy, resulting in a liberal provisional government. The provisional government had taken power after being proclaimed by Grand Duke Michael, Tsar Nicholas II's younger brother, who declined to take power after the Tsar stepped down. During this time, urban workers began to organize into councils (soviets) wherein revolutionaries criticized the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
