nov 7, 1917 - Bolshevik Revolution
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Following a disastrous offensive along the Eastern Front, a small revolutionary group known as the Bolsheviks took advantage of their weakened army. Their leader, Vladimir Lenin, led a group of armed Bolshevik factory workers known as the Red Guard and overthrew Kerensky on November 7, 1917, with Lenin becoming leader of Russia.
Photo: Lenin and his followers protesting
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