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Which month on today's calendar saw the October Revolution?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Complete the 1917 slogan: 'All power to the ...'

    Answer: soviets

    Why: Lenin pressed for power to pass to the soviets in his April Theses, presented on his return in April 1917.

  2. 2 Medium

    What date followed 31 January 1918 in Soviet Russia?

    Answer: 14 February

    Why: Until 1 July 1918, documents had to show the old Julian date in brackets after the new one.

  3. 3 Hard

    Where did sailors rise against the Bolsheviks in March 1921?

    Answer: Kronstadt

    Why: Kronstadt's sailors had been celebrated as heroes of the 1917 revolution before turning on the Bolsheviks.

  4. 4 Easy

    What was Russia's capital in 1917?

    Answer: Petrograd

    Why: The capital moved to Moscow only in March 1918, when the Bolsheviks feared German troops would take Petrograd.

  5. 5 Medium

    Which secret police did the Bolsheviks set up in December 1917?

    Answer: Cheka

    Why: Its name comes from 'ChK', the Russian initials of 'Extraordinary Commission'.

  6. 6 Hard

    What 1905 document created Russia's State Duma?

    Answer: October Manifesto

    Why: Sergei Witte drafted the document to defuse mass unrest and halt a paralyzing general strike across the empire.

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