The Russian Revolution was an upheaval which took place in Russia in 1917, replacing the monarchy with a communist government. Sasha claimed that his brother was killed in the October Revolution, a particularly bloody time, on 7 November 1917. (PROSE: History 101) In 1903, after receiving a wealth of information from the future, Grigori Rasputin foresaw the revolution. (AUDIO: The Wanderer) In 1943, Sorin's faith in the Russian Revolution held back Haemovores from attacking a church in England. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)