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In which month do the Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

  1. JANUARY

  2. SEPTEMBER

  3. OCTOBER

  4. NOVEMBER
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Explanation

The October Revolution is celebrated in November because Russia used the Julian calendar at the time of the revolution in 1917. According to the Julian calendar, the revolution occurred on October 25th, but this corresponded to November 7th in the Gregorian calendar used by most of the world. After adopting the Gregorian calendar, the celebration shifted to November.

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