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The Bolshevik Revolution took place in Russia in 1917.
The Bolshevik Revolution occurred on October 25-26, 1917 (Russian calendar). It was November 7-8 in the western world, because Russia was using the Julian calendar while the west was using the Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar was 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar.
The Bolshevik Revolution did not overthrow the Russian Romanov dynasty. The Bolshevik Revolution occurred on October 25, 1917 (old style calendar) and overthrew the Provisional Government. The Romanov dynasty was overthrown in the February 1917 Revolution. So, the Romanov dynasty was already history when the Bolshevik Revolution took place.
Russia is the country strongly associated with the Bolshevik revolution. The revolution took place in 1917 and ultimately led to the establishment of the Soviet Union, with the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, seizing power from the provisional government.
The Bolshevik Revolution began in Petrograd, Russia, although Lenin and the Bolsheviks had taken control of vital transportation, military and communications installations in various places throughout out the country.