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Russia used a different calendar from the West, with the result that days were thirteen days behind those elsewhere.Answer
At the time of the October Revolution, Russia was still using the Julian calendar. This was different from the modern calendar in its application of leap years, resulting in it falling behind the seasons by about 1 day every 100 years. Most Western European nations (including the British Empire) had shifted to the modern calendar system by 1760 (predating the American Revolution).As a result of this difference in calendars, since the dates were set forward to correct for the existing error when the various countries changed systems, it was October 25th in Russia but the same day was November 6th (I think, give or take a day) in London and Paris.
The Soviet Union shifted to the modern calendar system during the 1920's.
A minor correction.
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe wee celebrating the Russian Bolshevik Revolution on Nov. 7, each year. This date used to be a public holiday. Not a long weekend, just a day off. Of course, with end of communism, no more work-free day on Nov. 7.
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