''Oktyabr'' ( yi, אקטיאבער, 'October'), was a

Yiddish language Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ve ...

newspaper published from

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1917–1941. ''Oktyabr'' was launched on November 7, 1925, on the eighth anniversary of the

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 mome ...

, replacing the ex- Bundist newspaper '' Der Veker''. The name of the new publication was unequivocally

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, in contrast with the Bundist legacy of ''Der Veker''. As of 1925 ''Oktyabr'' had a circulation of 4,139, by 1926 it stood at 6,400 and by 1927 its circulation stood at 7,150, higher than any of the Belarusian language party organs. Publishing of ''Oktyabr'' continued until the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

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