Moscow Bolshevik Uprising

Moscow Bolshevik Uprising
Part of the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War

The Little Nicholas Palace of the Kremlin following an artillery strike during the uprising
Date25 October [O.S. 7 November] 1917 – 2 November [O.S. 15 November] 1917
Location
Moscow, Russia
55°45′21″N 37°37′2″E / 55.75583°N 37.61722°E / 55.75583; 37.61722
Result Bolshevik victory
Belligerents

Bolsheviks

Russia Russian Republic

Commanders and leaders

The Moscow Bolshevik Uprising was the armed uprising of the Bolsheviks in Moscow, from 25 October (7 November) to 2 (15) November 1917 during the October Revolution of Russia. It was in Moscow in October where the most prolonged and bitter fighting unfolded.[1] Some historians consider the fighting in Moscow as the beginning of the Russian Civil War.[2]

A building on Nikitskiyi Vorota square destroyed by artillery during the uprising
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  2. ^ Авторский коллектив (2010). Гражданская война в России: энциклопедия катастрофы (1-е ed.). М.: Сибирский цирюльник. p. 51. ISBN 978-5-903888-14-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)