What is a definition of the Russian Revolution?
The Revolution of Russia occured in 1917 by a group known as the Bolsheviks (Bol-she-vik). They were a group of Russians who wanted change, throwing out the reigning czar. This is sometimes known as the October Revolution because it happened in October of 1917. To this date, two islands north of mainland Siberia are called Bolshevik and October Revolution.