October Revolution Day

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День Великой Октябрьской социалистической революции Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution
October Revolution Day in 1977
Observed by	originated from  Soviet Russia→ Soviet Union (1918–1991)  Belarus (since 1995)  Transnistria Formerly observed by:  Bulgaria  Cuba  Czechoslovakia  East Germany  Hungary  Mongolia  Poland  Romania  Vietnam  Ethiopia
Type	National Day
Celebrations	Flag hoisting, parades, fireworks, award ceremonies, singing patriotic songs and the national anthem, speeches by the CPSU General Secretary, entertainment and cultural programs
Date	7 November
Next time	7 November 2025 (2025-11-07)
Frequency	annual
Related to	Great October Socialist Revolution

October Revolution Day (officially Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution, Russian: День Великой Октябрьской социалистической революции) was a public holiday in the Soviet Union and other Soviet-aligned states, officially observed on November 7 from 1927 to 1990,^[1] commemorating the 1917 October Revolution.

For Soviet families, it was a holiday tradition to partake in a shared morning meal, and to watch the October Revolution Parade broadcast on Soviet Central Television.^[1]

A holiday canon was established during the Stalinist period, and included a workers' demonstration, the appearance of leaders on the podium of the Mausoleum, and, finally, the military parade on Red Square, which was held unfailingly every year (bar the years 1942-45), and most famously in 1941, as the Axis forces were advancing on Moscow.^[2]