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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 the Bolsheviks run the October takeover from?

    Answer: Smolny Institute

    Why: Before 1917 the Smolny housed a school for daughters of the nobility, founded in 1764.

  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

    Who wrote 'Ten Days That Shook the World'?

    Answer: John Reed

    Why: Reed died of typhus in Moscow in 1920 and was buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.

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