Etymology Despite occurring in November of the Gregorian calendar, the event is most commonly known as the "October Revolution" () because at the time Russia still used the Julian calendar. The event is sometimes known as the "November Revolution", after the Soviet Union modernized its calendar. To avoid confusion, both O.S and N.S. dates have been given for events. For more details see Old Style and New Style dates. It was sometimes known as the Bolshevik Revolution, or the Communist Revolution.
Etymology Despite occurring in November of the Gregorian calendar, the event is most commonly known as the "October Revolution" () because at the time Russia still used the Julian calendar. The event is sometimes known as the "November Revolution" after the Soviet Union modernized its calendar. To avoid confusion, both O.S and N.S. dates have been given for events For more, details see Old Style and New Style dates. It was sometimes known as the Bolshevik Revolution or the Communist Revolution