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The **October Revolution** (also known as **Red October**, the
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**Bolshevik Coup**, **Bolshevik Revolution**, **October Uprising**,*'
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October Coup*' or the **Great October Socialist Revolution**) was a
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revolution in [Russia](Russia "wikilink") in November 1917, led by
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[Vladimir Lenin](Vladimir_Lenin "wikilink") and the Bolsheviks, which
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dissolved the Provisional Government, established socialist control and
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paved the way for the [Russian Civil War](Russian_Civil_War "wikilink")
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and created of the [USSR](USSR "wikilink"). |