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What is the "October Revolution"
The October Revolution in Russia (also known as Red October, October Uprising, Petrograd Armed Uprising or Bolshevik Revolution) was called "the Great October Socialist Revolution" by the victorious Red Army. It was a great socialist revolution completed by the Russian working class under the leadership of the Bolshevik Party, and it was the second and last important stage of the Russian revolution in 19 17. It is called "October Revolution" because it happened on the Russian calendar (julian calendar)/KOOC-0/9/KOOC-0/7/KOOC-0/0 year/KOOC-0/October 25th (Gregorian calendar/KOOC-0//KOOC-0/year/KOOC-0/0

Expanding information In the rumble of guns attacking the Winter Palace, the second Soviet Congress of Russia opened at the Smolny Institute. First, the General Assembly adopted the Report to Workers, Peasants and Soldiers drafted by Lenin, announcing that all local governments would be handed over to the workers, peasants and soldiers representing the Soviet Union. 1917165438+18 October, the General Assembly adopted the peace decree and land decree drafted by Lenin.

The "Peace Act" exposed the imperialist predatory war, reflected the urgent desire of the broad masses of working people for peace, and suggested that the warring countries should negotiate immediately and conclude a peace treaty without ceding land or paying compensation. The land law stipulates that the landlord's land ownership shall be cancelled immediately, and all the land shall be nationalized and handed over to the working peasants for use.

Finally, the congress elected the people's committee, the first Soviet government of workers, peasants and soldiers in the world, and Lenin, the great proletarian mentor, was elected as the chairman of the people's committee. The People's Committee is composed of various ministries and performs various functions of the proletarian state. Stalin was elected as the People's Committee for Ethnic Affairs, and Trotsky was elected as the People's Committee for Foreign Affairs. 165438+1on the morning of 9 October, the congress was successfully closed, announcing the establishment of the first proletarian dictatorship country in the world.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-October Revolution