The October Revolution, also known as the Soviet Revolution, refers to a revolution that began with an armed insurrection in Petrograd – regarded as a coup d’état by the worker and soldier masses. It was the second phase of the overall Russian Revolution of 1917 and it overthrew the Russian Provisional Government, giving power to the Bolshevik-dominated Soviets.
Initially, the event was referred to as the October uprising, but, with time, the term October Revolution came into use. The revolution was influenced by the mounting frustration of workers and soldiers that erupted in July 1917 with several days of rioting on the streets. After suppressing the riots, the government blamed the Bolsheviks for encouraging the rebellion. Radical anti-war social democrats merged with the Bolsheviks in August.
On October 10, 1917, the Bolsheviks’ Central Committee voted for a resolution that said that an armed uprising was inevitable. On October 23, Bolshevik leader Jaan Anvelt led his revolutionaries in an uprising in Tallinn. On October 25, Bolsheviks led their forces in the uprising in Saint Petersburg, the capital of Russia. For the most part, the revolt was bloodless.
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