- Russian Revolution, October Revolution - 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
--1 is a kind of coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover
- Russian Revolution, February Revolution - the revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917
--2 is a kind of revolution