Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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revolution | Yes | No | No | No |
Russian Revolution | Yes | No | No | No |
revolution (noun) | Russian Revolution (noun) |
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the overthrow of a government by those who are governed | the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917 |
a single complete turn (axial or orbital) | 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 |
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving |