Question

In which year did the communist revolution take place in Russia?

• A. 1910
• B. 1912
• C. 1917
• D. 1920

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
The communist revolution in Russia, also called the October Revolution (or the Bolshevik Revolution), replaced the Tsarist monarchy with a socialist government led by Vladimir Lenin. It is the single most important event behind the rise of the Soviet Union as a communist power.

Step 2: Fixing the date.
The revolution took place in October 1917 on the old Russian calendar, which corresponds to November 1917 on the calendar most countries use today. This followed the February Revolution of the same year, which had already forced Tsar Nicholas II to give up his throne.

Step 3: Why the other options are wrong.
1910 and 1912 fall before the First World War, when Tsarist rule was still stable and no organised communist uprising had taken place. 1920 comes after the revolution, during the Russian Civil War when the new Bolshevik government was already fighting to hold on to power, not seizing it for the first time.

Final Answer:
The communist revolution in Russia took place in 1917. This corresponds to option (C).