This day symbolized the victory of Socialist regime, the power of Communist party, unity of Soviet people. This fest was the most ideologically eventful in its significance.

The history of the main holiday has its interesting history. What happened on 25 October 1917? Those who studied the history in the schools of independent Kazakhstan did not pay sufficient attention to this date. Although in the Soviet school, within the program of the USSR history, October revolution history was studied the whole half-term. What happened on 25 October 1917?

In the night from 25 to 26 October (on the new style from 7 to 8 November) 1917 in Petrograd happened the uprise of Bolsheviks. On the signal, which became the shot of cruiser “Avrora”, armed workers, soldiers and sailors occupied the Winter palace, overthrew the Temporary government and proclaimed the Power of Soviets.

Why did the confusion with dates occur? In 1918, according to the decree of the CIS to the calendar were added 13 days – right after 31 January came 14 February, that’s why the date 25 October was transferred to 13 days ahead (7 November). Thus, they started to count time on the Gregorian calendar.

7 November 1918 at the Red square in Moscow went the demonstration in honor of the first anniversary of October revolution.

26 October 1927 the Presidium CEC USSR decreed that the “Anniversary of October Revolution annually starting with 1927 is celebrated during two days – 7 and 8 November. The production of works these festive days is prohibited on the whole territory of the Union of SSR”. As a result of October revolution in Russia was overthrown the power of bourgeoisie and farmers, and set the dictatorship of proletariat, created the Soviet socialist state. Great October socialist revolution became the celebration of the Marxism-Leninism, opened the new era in the history of humanity – era of transition from capitalism to communism.