Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Revolution of 1917, were series of events in imperial Russia that ended in 1917 with the establishment of the Soviet state that became known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . There were tow revolutions in 1917 and combined they called them the russian revolution.The first revolution caused the kicking out of the autocratic imperial monarchy. It began with a revotl on February 23 to 27, 1917, according to the Julian, or Old Style, calendar that was used in russia at the time. The second revolution, which opened with the armed insurrection of October 24 and 25,waz organized by the Bols