History Timeline
Updated 8 months ago
Contributors
Created bytrickymisty panda
Attachments
Events
Tsar Nicholas II agrees to creation of a State DumaTsar signs October Manifestofirst State Duma establishedPyotr Stolypin established as Prime MinisterTreaty of Portsmouth - End of the 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese WarBloody SundayBeginning of World War 1Germany declares war on RussiaAustria-Hungary declared war on the Russian Empire.Russia declared war on the Ottoman EmpireTsar Nicholas II takes command of the Russian armyThe beginning of the Great Retreat of the Russian armyThe end of the retreat of the Russian armymurder of Grigory RasputinWorkers of Putilov Factory, Petrograd's largest industrial plant, announced a strike to demonstrate against the government.Putilov protesters were joined in the uprising by those celebrating International Woman's Day and protesting against the government's implemented food rationing.nearly 200,000 protesters filled the streets, demanding the replacement of the Tsar with a more progressive political leader.The Tsar took action to address the riots - wiring garrison commander General Khabalov to disperse the crowds with rifle fire and to suppress the "impermissible" rioting by force.Rodzianko sent the Tsar a report of the chaos in a telegramThe Provisional Committee declared itself the governing body of the Russian EmpireTsar left Mogilev, but was unable to reach Petrograd as revolutionaries controlled railway stations around the capital.Nicholas nominated his brother, the Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, to succeed him.Grand Duke realised that he would have little support as ruler, so he declined the crown ending the Romanov DynastyA provisional government was announced by the Provisional Committee of the State Duma.Vladimir Lenin returned to Petrograd from ZurichThe April theses of Lenin were published in the Pravda newspaperTrotsky's return to RussiaDemonstrations broke out in Petrograd.Provisional Government issued an order for the arrest of LeninAlexander Kerensky, the former Minister of War of the Provisional Government, became prime minister.Russia is declared a republic by the Provisional Government.Leon Trotsky is elected Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet.Kerensky issued a decree to the Governing Senate on dismissal and trial "for rebellion" of General Kornilov and his senior associates, formally declaring Kornilov a rebel and a traitor.the advance of the Kornilov troops was stopped at the Vyritsa - Pavlovsk sectionGerman troops took RigaMilitary Revolutionary Committee established under the Petrograd SovietKerensky removed Kornilov from the post of commander-in-chiefthe Bolsheviks' Central Committee voted 10–2 for a resolution saying that "an armed uprising is inevitable, and that the time for it is fully ripe."a group of soldiers loyal to Kerensky's government marched on the printing house of the Bolshevik newspaper, Rabochiy put (Worker's Path), seizing and destroying printing equipment and thousands of newspapers.the Bolshevik Military Revolutionary Committee issued a statement denouncing the government's actions.Bolshevik-aligned soldiers successfully retook the Rabochiy put printing house.Kerensky orders the raising of all but one of Petrograd's bridgesthe Military-Revolutionary Committee seized the Central Telegraph of Petrograd, giving the Bolsheviks control over communications through the city.Soldiers of the Keksgolm regiment , Red Guards of the Vyborg region and a detachment of Baltic sailors took the Main Post Office.the Nikolaevsky railway station was occupied by the first company of the 6th reserve engineer battalion.the sailors of the naval guards crewoccupied the building of the State Bankthe forces of the soldiers of the Keksgolm regiment and the Red Guards of the Vyborg side took the Central Telephone ExchangeDetachments of the Red Guards of the Moscow and Narva districts occupied the last railway station that remained in the hands of the governmentKerensky left Petrograd to Pskovships arrived from Kronstadtan emergency meeting of the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies opened.the 2nd All-Russian Congress of Soviets opened in Smolnyone blank shot was fired from the Aurorathe first large detachments of the besiegers entered the palace.the Winter Palace was takenThe Red Army occupies Vilnius.The beginning of the general offensive of the Whites on Moscow on the Eastern Front .The Lithuanian-Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic is declared under martial lawSoviet power in Riga fellThe Volunteer Army occupied Kharkov.General A.I. Denikin issues Directive No. 08878 , announcing the start of an offensive against Moscow by the White Guard armies of the South of Russia.parts of the Volunteer Army captured Odessa.The troops of the Volunteer Army took Kiev.the Soviet government proposed to Lithuania to conclude a peace treatythe beginning of the counter-offensive of the Red Army against the armies of Denikin.the capture of Omsk by the armies of Lenin.Admiral Kolchak renounces his title of supreme ruler of Russia in favor of Denikin.units of the Red Army entered Rostov-on-DonThe Tartu Peace Treaty was signed between Russia and EstoniaThe Supreme Ruler of Russia, Admiral Kolchak, was shot .The Red Army entered Arkhangelsk , Murmansk is engulfed in an uprising. The northern region completely came under the control of the central government of the RSFSRThe Far Eastern Republic was proclaimed by the Constituent Congress of the workers of the Baikal region .Japanese occupation of Northern SakhalinAzerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic proclaimedUkrainian and Polish troops entered Kiev .Red Army units liberate Minsk from Polish invaders.A Soviet-Lithuanian treaty is concluded, recognizing Vilna and the surrounding region as part of Lithuaniathe liberation of Brest-Litovsk from the Polish occupation.signing of the Riga Treaty between the RSFSR and LatviaThe Tambov Uprising beganA peace treaty was signed between Russia and Finland , which ended the first Soviet-Finnish war.units of the Red Army and the allied detachments of the Makhnovists launched an offensive against the Crimea - the last stronghold of the White forces in the South of Russia.The Cheka is established in Russia.The Second session of Congress opened and Lenin's Decree on Peace, to end the warLenin's Decree on Land was agreed / Sovnarkom createdCongress concludedThe Moldavian Democratic Republic is proclaimed in ChisinauThe Finnish Parliament approves the government's proposed Declaration of Independence of Finland .Soviet power proclaimed in BakuThe third wagon of the Central Rada proclaimed the creation of the Ukrainian People's Republic within the Russian Republic .Lietuvos Tariba adopted the Declaration of Independence of Lithuania , which proclaimed the restoration of the State of LithuaniaAll commercial banks in Russia are nationalized by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee and a state monopoly on banking is establishedConstituent Assembly convened in PetrogradAll-Russian Central Executive Committee dissolved the Constituent Assemblythe proclamation of the complete independence of the Ukrainian People's Republicthe beginning of the civil war in FinlandCommunist government issues a decree on the foundation of the Red ArmyUkrainian People's Republic and the Central powers signed the Treaty of Brest-LitovskThe Estonian Declaration of Independence is publishedTreaty of Brest-Litovsk between the Soviet Russia and the Central powersCommunist government moves from Petrograd to MoscowBelarusian People's Republic proclaimedall the power to manage the country's transport was transferred to the People's Commissar of RailwaysLanding of Japanese troops in VladivostokThe Council of People's Commissars adopted a decree "On the nationalization of foreign trade"The Turkestan Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic was createdCouncil of People's Commissars adopted a decree on the nationalization of the sugar industrythe end of the civil war in Finland / The First Soviet-Finnish War beganbeginning of the Revolt of the Czechoslovak LegionAzerbaijan Declaration of IndependenceThe Council of People's Commissars issued a decree on the nationalization of the Russian oil industryA new Provisional Siberian Government headed by P. V. Vologodsky was formed in TomskAnglo-American troops, moving south from Murmansk, occupied KemThe 5th All-Russian Congress of Soviets beganThe government of Lithuania announced the creation of the Kingdom of Lithuaniaexecution of the abdicated emperor Nicholas II of Russia and his family performed in Yekaterinburg by the local BolsheviksAnglo-American troops landed in Arkhangelsk.British troops entered BakuVladimir Lenin assassination attempt by SR Fanny Kaplanthe CPC proclaims the Red Terror as a response for the Kaplan incidentThe Revolutionary Military Council of the RSFSR decided to form the Northern Front of the Red ArmyUfa Directory, the reformed anti-Bolshevik government, formed in UfaProclamation in Lvov of the Western Ukrainian People's RepublicThe Provisional Siberian Government published a declaration on the transfer of power in the territory of Siberia to the Ufa directoryAdmiral Alexander Kolchak seizes power from the Ufa Directory which moved to Omsk month before. The council of ministers appointed him to the post of the Supreme Ruler of RussiaBrest Treaty was annulled by the All-Russian Central Executive CommitteeSfatul Tarii decided to include Bessarabia in Romaniathe unification of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic is proclaimedSoviet power is established in RigaEstablishment of Soviet power in Georgia.Soviet troops crossed the southern border of Georgia.The Abkhazian Soviet Socialist Republic is proclaimedDecree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee "On the replacement of food and raw materials allocation with a tax in kind." Beginning of the NEP .The end of the Soviet-Polish war of 1919-1921.Decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee and Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR On Agricultural Cooperation , restoring non-state agricultural cooperationThe State Bank of the RSFSR was establishedthe Autonomous Crimean SSR was createdSoviet-Mongolian agreement on the establishment of friendly relations is signed in Moscow .Lenin's decree on the use of the Crimea for the treatment of workersBy a decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, the State Political Administration under the NKVD of the RSFSR was created . The Cheka was abolishedStalin is elected General Secretary of the Central Committee of the BolsheviksRapallo Treaty of the RSFSR with GermanyDecree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR on the issuance of banknotes of the State Bank in chervonets and the abolition of the counting gold ruble.State Bank foundedThe 4th session of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of the RSFSR of the 9th convocation adopted the Land Code, which secured the land allotted to them for use by the peasants. GOELRO plan approved .Vladivostok was taken by parts of the NRA , the Far Eastern Republic regained control over the entire territory of Primorye and the "Black Buffer" ceased to exist. End of the Russian Civil WarThe Far Eastern Republic was abolished and joined the RSFSRThe last public speech of V. I. Lenin (at the plenum of the Moscow City Council )The First All-Union Congress of Soviets was held in Moscow, which approved the Treaty on the Formation of the USSRPetrograd renamed to LeningradLenin diesLenin is buried in the Mausoleum , on Red SquareGreat Britain recognized the USSR .The Italian government of Benito Mussolini recognized the USSR.the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was created with the capital in the city of Baltathe Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic and the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic were createdestablishment of diplomatic relations between the USSR and FranceSigning of the Soviet-Japanese convention . According to this agreement, by May 15, Japanese troops left northern Sakhalin, it was occupied by Soviet troopsThe 3rd Congress of Soviets of the USSR adopted a resolution on the entry into the USSR of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic and the Uzbek Soviet Socialist RepublicThe law on compulsory two-year military service is adopted.The Berlin Treaty between the USSR and Germany was signed , which confirmed the mutual obligations established by the Rapallo Treaty of 1922.Great Britain accuses the USSR of supporting the British trade unions that have declared a general strike.Afghanistan and the USSR sign a non-aggression pact.non-aggression pact signed between the USSR and LithuaniaLenin's "testament" is published in The New York Times. Stalin accuses Trotsky of "double dealing"The United Opposition comes out with self-criticism and admits the wrongness of its "schismatic activity."After Stalin's victory in the inner-party struggle, Trotsky and Zinoviev were removed from the Politburo of the Bolsheviksthe joint plenum of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks removed L. D. Trotsky from the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks and relieved L. B. Kamenev of his duties as a candidate member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of BolsheviksThe first census of the population of the USSR is conducted in the USSR , which is 147 million people.Great Britain sent the so-called " Chamberlain note " to the USSR.Great Britain annulled a trade agreement and severed diplomatic relations with the USSR after making public documents testifying to the hostile activities of the Moscow-controlled Comintern in China and the British Empire.The title of Hero of Labor was established in the USSRLeon Trotsky and Grigory Zinoviev are expelled from the CPSUSeverance of diplomatic relations between China and the USSR .Trotsky was expelled from Moscow to Alma-Ata. Arrests of oppositionists are becoming more frequent.The Soviet press announced that 30 oppositionists, including Trotsky , were sent into exile.A secret meeting took place between N. Bukharin and L. Kamenev .The "law on defectors " is adopted in the USSR .Stalin proclaimed the policy of "liquidating the kulaks as a class.Resolution of the Central Committee of the party "On the pace of collectivization and measures of state assistance to collective farm construction", which plans to carry out "voluntary" collectivization in three stages, depending on the districts. In practice, the collective farms are increasingly being driven by force.issue of the resolution of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks "On measures to eliminate kulak farms in areas of complete collectivization"the beginning of the Sarbaz uprising against collectivization.The Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Star are established in the USSRA decree was signed in the USSR to expand the system of labor camps. Centered until 1928 mainly around the coast of the White Sea , they are now under the jurisdiction of the GULAG (Main Directorate of Camps), subordinate to the OGPU .The USSR and Afghanistan sign a Treaty of Neutrality.A decision was made to build the Moscow Metrothe mine of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works was put into operationNon-aggression pact between the Polish Republic and the USSRCeremonial launch of the Dnieper HPP named after V. I. Lenin.Diplomatic relations between the USSR and China are restored.The transition to a 7-hour working day is completed in the USSR .signing of a commercial agreement with FranceRenewal of diplomatic relations with HungaryRenewal for 10 years non-combat agreement with FinlandNon-combat agreements with Lithuania , Latvia and Estonia were renewed for 10 yearssigning of a new commercial agreement with Great BritainRenewal for 10 years non-combat agreement with PolandPublication of a decree on the toughening of punishments related to the railroads. Traveling without a permit - up to 6 years of stay in labor campsEntry into force of the "Treason to the Motherland" law. The punishment is death including punishments for the family members (up to 10 years in prison, the other relatives can receive a punishment of deportation to Siberia for up to 5 years.Renewal of diplomatic relations with Romania and Czechoslovakiatransfer of the capital of Ukraine from Kharkiv to Kyivrenewal of diplomatic relations with BulgariaAdmission of the Soviet Union to the League of Nationsfirst test run of the Moscow MetroPolitburo member Sergei Kirov was shot and killed at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad by a young man named Leonid Nikolaevthe beginning of the "Moscow Center" trial. On the dock are 19 prominent communists including Lev Kamenev (received a sentence of 5 years in prison) and Grigory Zinoviev (sentenced to 10 years in prison).Nikolai Yezhov is appointed party secretary in place of Sergei Kirov who was killedsigning of a friendship agreement with France . In view of the opposition of the French, a military annex was not signedsigning of friendship agreement with Czechoslovakiaestablishment of diplomatic relations with BelgiumThe USSR joined the Briand-Kellogg Pact to resolve international conflicts by peaceful means.The conflict between the "rights" and Stalin was brought up for wide discussion after the publication in Pravda of N. Bukharin's article "Notes of an Economist", where he again argues that it is necessary to maintain an alliance with the peasantry.The official start of the first five-year plan , the benchmarks for which are determined quite arbitrarily. Absolute priority is given to the development of heavy industryTrotsky is expelled from the USSR.The USSR , Estonia , Latvia , Poland and Romania sign the Litvinov Protocol , or the Eastern Pact on the renunciation of war.The USSR severed diplomatic relations with China.A secret conversation took place - on military-technical cooperation between the USSR and GermanyGreat Britain restores diplomatic relations with the USSR.Introduction of personal military ranksrenewal of agreements with Turkey for 10 yearsa conference of Stakhanovites in which Joseph Stalin announces that life in the country has become better and happierThe collective farms were obliged to supply grain to the state in accordance with the scope and price determined in advance by the stateestablishment of the Northern Fleetsigning of friendship agreement with ItalyRenewal of diplomatic relations with the United StatesAdoption of a decision on the purification of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union . As a result of a purge, the number of party members was reduced from 3.5 million members in January 1933 to 2.35 million in January 1935Vyacheslav Molotov 's report on the situation in Germany . The speech included a quote from Adolf Hitler's book in which it was stated that Russia was destined for conquestGenrich Yagoda proposed to send all supporters of Leon Trotsky to remote campsThe Politburo approved Yagoda's proposal regarding the treatment of Trotsky's supportersGenrich Yagoda and Prosecutor General Andrey Vyshinsky handed the Politburo a list of 82 "heads" of the opposition. The list included Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev .suicide of Mikhail TomskyOfficial announcement of the termination of the investigations against Nikolai Bukharin and Alexei Rykov due to lack of reasons for the investigationa decision on the transfer of military aid to Spain , which is in the midst of a civil war . This military aid included ammunition, planes, tanks, cannons and military adviserspublication of the Politburo decision regarding the supporters of Trotsky and Zinoviev. According to this decision, they constitute a front force of the bourgeoisie and should be eliminatedLeon Trotsky moved to live in Mexicothe beginning of the second Moscow trial . On the dock are 17 prominent party members including Karl Radek and Georgi Piatkov . All the defendants admit to sabotaging the development of the economy and espionage for the benefit of Germany and Japan , and also accuse Nikolai Bukharin of collaborating with them.N.K.V.D report On the discovery of a plot by Trotsky and Japan in the oil industryfirst experimental broadcast of television in Moscowdiscovery of a plot of spies of German origin by the N.K.V.Dgranting permission to reach 8 years in prison without trialRenewal of the role of Politrock in the armyopening of the Moscow Canal built by the prisoners.Politburo's decision on the arrest of all defense industry workers of German originThe Soviet Union begins one of the largest campaigns of the great purges , which was designed to "eliminate anti-Soviet elements". Over the next year, at least 724,000 people were murderedDecision to establish 6 new Gulag labor camps with the aim of including hundreds of thousands of prisonersincreasing the prison term from 10 years to 25 yearsdecision to execute any prisoner who tries to escape from custodythe beginning of a broad operation against citizens of Chinese originThe N.K.V.D. Speeds up the activity against the Mensheviks and the anarchiststhe beginning of the third Moscow trial . On the dock are 21 prominent party members including Nikolai Bukharin , Alexei Rykov , Christian Rakovsky and the head of the N.K.V.D. Former Genrich Yagoda .The Soviet Union officially announces that the Soviet statesman Nikolai Bukharin has been executedThe Soviet Union officially announces its opposition to the annexation of Austria to Germanyelections to the Supreme Soviet of the republics that make up the Soviet UnionAccording to the results of the census, the population of the Soviet Union includes 170.6 million inhabitants.The Soviet Union offers France and Great Britain to sign a mutual defense agreementThe Japanese army invaded the territory of the Soviet Union in the area of Lake Khalkin Gol . the beginning of the fighting.Beginning of talks in Moscow with representatives of Great Britain and France on a mutual defense agreementsigning of a commercial agreement with Germanysigning of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact between the Soviet Union and Germany. The agreement has a secret annex on the division of European territory between the new alliesthe end of the fighting in the Khalkin Gol lake area with the defeat of the Japanese armyin accordance with previous summaries, the Red Army invaded Polish territories in western Ukraine and western Belarusa joint parade of the forces of the Red Army and the German army that participated in the occupation of Poland took place in BrestThe Polish army stopped the resistance to the invasion of Germany and the Soviet Union . Signing of the Partition of Polandsigning of friendship agreement with Estonia . In accordance with the agreement, a number of military bases are transferred to the authority of the Red Army , where a military force of 25,000 soldiers is located.signing of friendship agreement with Latvia . In accordance with the agreement, a number of military bases are transferred to the authority of the Red Army , where a military force of 25,000 soldiers is locatedsigning of an agreement with Lithuania . The Vilnius region that belonged to Poland and was occupied by the Soviet Union is transferred to Lithuania . In accordance with the agreement, a number of military bases are transferred to the authority of the Red Army, where a military force of 20,000 soldiers is locatedTalks with Finland regarding a friendship agreement and border changes. The Finnish government refuses to reach an agreementelections in the regions of Ukraine and Belarus that were occupied during the war with Poland . According to the election results, over 90% of the voters supported the communist candidatesThe Red Army directs firing of Finnish cannons at its unitsThe Red Army invaded Finland . The beginning of the winter warEstablishment of a pro-Soviet Finnish "government" in the territory controlled by the Soviet Union . This government was not recognized by any body other than the Soviet Union and was subsequently disbanded.Following the invasion of Finland, the Soviet Union is expelled from the League of NationsThe Finnish army managed to organize a defense of Finlandas a lesson learned from the fighting during 1939 against Finland , a reorganization of the forces was carried out and the replacement of the supreme command in the field. Semyon Tymoshenko was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forcesforces of the Finnish army are forced to retreat about 19 km from the defense line they held since the beginning of the warthe start of a major attack by the Red Army in the Karelia region . Finland announces that the losses of the Red Army reached about 200 thousand soldiersThe Soviet Air Force carries out a massive bombing of HelsinkiThe Red Army managed to break through the Finnish line of fortificationsthe beginning of the occupation of the city of Vyborg - the second largest city in Finlandthe end of the fighting and the signing of a peace agreement . In accordance with the agreement, territories of Finland's Vyborg, the second largest city, were transferred to the Soviet Union.The establishment of the Karlo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic as one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union including the territory transferred from Finland following the warthe start of production of the T-34 - the tank that was the basis of the Soviet Armored Corps during World War II and was considered one of the best tanks of its timefailed attempt to assassinate Leon Trotsky in MexicoThe Red Army occupies strategic positions in Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania , the beginning of the occupation of the Baltic statesEstablishment of a new government in Lithuaniaestablishment of a new government in LatviaEstablishment of a new government in Estoniareceiving a decree on moving to a work week of 6 days and 8 hours of work each day. Failure to show up for work may result in service work of up to 4 months. Changing jobs is prohibitedThe Red Army entered the territory of Bessarabia and Bukovina , which are part of Romaniamilitary parade in Chisinau . The territory of Bessarabia and Bukovina is annexed to the Soviet Unionestablishment of Soviet republics in Latvia , Lithuania and Estonia and the adoption of a decision by the parliament to issue a request to the Supreme Soviet for their acceptance into the Soviet Unionestablishment of the Republic of Moldova as part of the Soviet UnionThe Russian-Jewish revolutionary Leon Trotsky was murdered with an ice ax in his home in Mexico by the secret agent Ramon Mercader who worked under StalinThe Soviet Union offers Bulgaria to sign a friendship and mutual aid agreement. In a short time, over 1.5 million Bulgarians signed the petitionThe Soviet Union and Germany signed an addendum to the 1939 agreement (Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact) regulating the issue of Lithuania , and the compensation to Germany for the fact that Lithuania was annexed to the Soviet UnionThe German army begins to concentrate its forces on the front against the Soviet Unionbeginning of meetings and the 18th party conference. Changes to the five-year plan aimed at speeding up the execution of the armament plans are approvedThe Soviet Union announces its commitment to help Turkey if it is attackedsigning of the Soviet-Japanese neutrality agreementYosif Stalin was appointed Prime MinisterMass deportation of residents of Lithuania , Latvia and Estonia to Siberia. According to estimates, about 300,000 people were deportedItaly and Romania (Germany's allies) declare war on the Soviet UnionThe German army invades the territories of the Soviet Union as part of Operation Barbarossa . The Red Army retreated along the entire front. At 12 o'clock Vyacheslav Molotov spoke on the radio and gave a special message to the citizens of the countryWinston Churchill announces that Great Britain will provide all possible aid to theHungary and Slovakia declare war on the Soviet UnionFinland attacks the Soviet Union as revenge for the loss in the Winter WarThe German army entered Minsk . In the battle of Bialystok-Minsk, about 340 thousand Red Army soldiers were killed and capturedthe German army entered LvivThe German army arrives at the bank of the Dnieper riverYosif Stalin spoke on a radio broadcast and read an emotional appeal to the citizens of the country. In this speech he declared that it was a war of all citizensYosif Stalin was appointed commander-in-chief of the Red ArmyGerman forces capture Estonia from the Sovietssigning of a military cooperation agreement between the Soviet Union and Great Britainrenewal of the institution of a military commissar in the armyEstablishment of Ostland . An administrative unit of the Nazi administration for the management of the occupied territories in Latvia , Estonia , Lithuania and Belarus . The center and seat of the governor was in Rigasigning of a cooperation agreement with the Czechoslovak government in exileThe German Air Force bombs Moscowthe renewal of diplomatic relations with Polandsigning of a commercial agreement with Great Britainthe beginning of the siege of Odessa , which was attacked from all sidesestablishment of an administrative unit in Ukraine by the German occupation authorities. The center and seat of the governor was in the city of RubenoThe Red Army and the British Army invaded Iranthe city of Leningrad is in the firing range of the German cannonsThe siege of Leningrad begins. German forces begin a siege of the second largest city in the Soviet Union, Leningrad .forces of the Red Army in the vicinity of Kiev were capturedsigning of the Atlantic Treaty in London . From now on the Soviet Union , Great Britain and the United States are partners in the warthe beginning of the battle for Moscowencirclement of a large military force of the Red Army west of Moscow. The scope of the named force is about 700 thousand soldiersThe German army arrived at the shore of the Sea of AzovThe Red Army left the city of OdessaThe German army began the siege of SevastopolWhile the Battle of Moscow was at the beginning, the temperatures in Moscow dropped to -12 degrees Celsius and as a result the Soviet Union launched troops on skis for the first time against the German forces that were near the cityThe German army entered Rostov-on-DonThe Red Army succeeds in liberating Rostov-on-Don . This is the first time that a city of this size has been liberated from German occupationAdolf Hitler announces the defeat of the Red Army and the end of the war in principlethe beginning of a counterattack by the Red Army in the vicinity of MoscowFollowing a counterattack by the Red Army in the vicinity of Moscow, the Germans began to withdraw. In the end, at the beginning of January 1942 , the front stabilized about 100-250 km west of the Wehrmacht's maximum line of advanceLanding of Red Army forces in the Crimean Peninsula during the Battle of Kerch . The Red Army entered KerchThe Soviet Union signed together with 25 other countries "Declaration 26" in London . This document ended the establishment of an alliance of nations against Germany and was the basis for the establishment of the United Nations later onthe beginning of an operation whose goal was to break the siege of Leningrad . Although the operation was not successful, it contributed to the fact that the Wehrmacht forces could not continue to pressurize the city's defendersSigning of friendship agreements between the Soviet Union , Great Britain and IranDespite the initial success, a force that landed in late 1941 in the Crimea was defeated. The extent of the losses reached about 300 thousand soldiers, of which about 170 thousand were captureAnthony Eden and Vyacheslav Molotov signed an alliance agreement between the countries. The agreement was in effect until 1955Sevastopol was occupied by the Wehrmacht forcesThe Wehrmacht entered Rostov-on-DonWehrmacht forces place the German flag on Mount Elbrus - the highest point in the Caucasus MountainsWehrmacht units reached the banks of the Volga in the Stalingrad areaRed Army forces left the city of Novorossiysk . The peak of the German advance on the outskirts of the Caucasus Mountains to the shores of the Black SeaAfter heavy fighting, the Germans captured about 99% of the city of StalingradSoviet forces under the command of General Giorgi Zhukov launch a counterattack in the Stalingrad area ( Operation Uranus )The Red Army completed the encirclement of the German 6th Army units in the Stalingrad areathe beginning of the Red Army attack in the Leningrad regionthe encirclement around the city was breachedThe end of the Battle of Stalingrad.Soviet forces recapture KharkivDissolution of the Cominternthe beginning of the attack of the Wehrmacht in the Kursk regionAfter the containment battles, the Red Army began a counterattack in the Kursk regionliberation of the cities of Oryol and Belgrade.Liberation of Kharkiv , which passed hand to hand several times during 1942-1943The Red Army liberated the city of Novorossiysk . The end of German presence on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the end of the battle for the Caucasusthe meeting of the foreign ministers of the Soviet Union , Great Britain and the United States in Moscow and the publication of the Moscow Declaration.landing of troops in the Crimean peninsula in the Kerch region . Although the marine force was unable to advance into the interior areas of the peninsula, the Red Army managed to maintain a bridgehead for a future attack during 1944Liberation of Kiev by the Red Army as part of the Battle of the Dnieper campaignTehran Conference of the heads of the Soviet Union , the United States and Great BritainAnother advance of the Red Army in the Leningrad region . The Wehrmacht forces are removed from the city.During the advance of the forces to the west, units of the Red Army reached the border of the Soviet Union which was before the fighting beganLiberation of OdessaLiberation of SevastopolThe Red Army attack in the Karelia region in order to force Finland to end its participation in the warthe beginning of a broad offensive campaign to liberate Belarus - Operation Bagration . As a result of this campaign, the front of the Wehrmacht collapsed and the new defense line was established only much further west and with heavy lossesa demand by several members of the Finnish parliament to reach a cease-fire with the Soviet UnionThe Red Army liberated the city of MinskThe Red Army entered LvivThe Red Army entered VilniusIn the territories of Poland liberated by the Red Army, power is transferred to the pro-Soviet Polish government established under Soviet auspices. This despite the existence of a government-in-exile located in London that is in diplomatic relations with the Soviet UnionThe Red Army began military activity near Warsawthe liberation of Chisinau as part of the Iasi-Chisinau operationThe Red Army entered Bucharestsigning of a cease-fire agreement with RomaniaSigning of a cease-fire agreement with FinlandLiberation of Tallinnmeeting of statesmen of the Soviet Union , Great Britain and the United States in Moscow . During the discussions, topics such as the future of Poland , the entry of the Soviet Union into the war against Japan and the future of the Balkans were raisedLiberation of Rigasigning of a cease-fire agreement with Bulgariasigning of an alliance agreement with Francestart of fighting in the Budapest areathe beginning of an offensive operation of the Red Army along the entire front of the German eastern borderthe beginning of the operation to conquer Königsberg and East PrussiaA delegation of the Provisional Government of Hungary arrives in Moscow and signs a cease-fire agreement with the Allies .Soviet forces liberate the Auschwitz concentration and extermination campmeeting of Joseph Stalin , Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yalta . At the meeting, the parties prepared to settle the issues in Europe after the end of the fightingThe Red Army captured BudapestConquest of Königsbergsigning of friendship agreement with YugoslaviaBeginning of battles around Berlinsigning of friendship agreement with PolandThe Red Army completes its campaign in Berlinsigning of the surrender agreement of Nazi GermanyVictory Parade in Red Square in Moscowsigning of an agreement with Czechoslovakia on the transfer of part of the territory beyond the Carpathians to the Soviet UnionThe Soviet Union declares war on JapanThe Red Army began a military operation against the Japanese army - Operation August Stormsigning of an agreement between the Soviet Union and China . China recognizes the establishment of a military base of the Soviet Union in Port Arthur and DalianThe Soviet Union and the United States reach an agreement on the division of Koreasigning of an agreement with Poland regarding the border between the countriesLanding of Red Army forces in Port Arthur and Daleinsigning of a cooperation agreement with Hungarythe end of the occupation of the Kuril Islands by the Red Armythe end of the battles with Japan . Signing a surrender agreementmeeting of foreign ministers of allies in Londonrenewal of diplomatic relations with HungaryThe United Nations adopts Resolution No. 2 - calling on the Soviet Union to withdraw its forces from IranThe Red Army is now called the "Soviet Armysigning of an agreement of friendship and commercial and cultural cooperation with MongoliaWinston Churchill in his speech in the United States used the term " Iron Curtain " for the first time and warned of the Soviet Union's willingness to expandThe Supreme Soviet passes a law related to the five-year plan 1946-1950 . The five-year plan is based on accelerated development of heavy industry and increased steel production , coal mining and oil production in particular.The Soviet Union agreed on the withdrawal of its forces from Iran as a result of international pressure and as a response to several United Nations resolutions on the subject. Progress in the context of solving the Iran crisisbeginning of the Paris conference. During the conference, peace agreements are formed with countries that were allies of Germany during World War IIstart of work of the first nuclear reactor in the Soviet Unionsigning of a friendship and cooperation agreement with RomaniaIn Paris , agreements were signed between the Allies and countries that fought in World War II alongside Nazi Germany . In addition to border changes, it was agreed upon to pay compensation to the winning countries. The Soviet Union received about $1 billion in this frameworkThe Supreme Soviet made a decision to ban marriages with foreign citizensbeginning of the process of collectivization of the agricultural farms in Latvia , Lithuania and Estoniaabolition of the death penalty . This order was in effect until 1950The Pravda newspaper condemns the Marshall Planfailure of the conference of foreign ministers in London . This failure led to a disconnection between the Western countries and the Eastern countries and was another side towards the Cold WarThe Soviet Union begins to take steps that complicate the relationship between West Germany and West Berlinsigning of a cooperation agreement with FinlandThe Soviet Union recognizes the declaration of Israel as an independent statethe beginning of the blockade of BerlinAfter an exchange of letters, Yugoslavia is declared as a country that does not form an integral part of the Soviet camp. Relations between the countries are in crisisStart of talks in Moscow to settle the crisis around BerlinThe United States expelled the Consul General of the Soviet Union in New YorkThe Soviet Union breaks its diplomatic ties with the United States on the grounds that 2 citizens of the Soviet Union are being forcibly heldThe Soviet Union announced the evacuation of all its forces from Korea within a yearEstablishment of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and North Koreaestablishment of the "Council for Mutual Aid". The economic organization in which the Soviet Union and the countries of the Soviet bloc in Eastern Europe participatedmassive deportation of the residents of Lithuania , Estonia and Latvia to Siberia ( the great deportation of March ). About 95 thousand civilians were deported in this operationextensive celebrations to mark Joseph Stalin 's 70th birthdayin accordance with the decree of the Supreme Soviet, the death penalty was extendedThe Soviet Union recognized the independence of Vietnamsigning of an alliance and friendship agreement with the People's Republic of China . The duration of the agreement is 30 yearsMarshal Kliment Voroshilov officially announces that the Soviet Union has a nuclear bombThe Soviet Union intercepts an American plane that invaded its airspace in the area of LatviaNorth Korea, with the support of China and the Soviet Union , started a war against South Korea . The Soviet Air Force actively participated in this war , gaining important operational experience in operating jet aircraft .a pair of American planes during an operational flight over North Korea entered the airspace of the Soviet Union and attacked a military airport . The United States government apologized for the incident, the squadron commander was transferred to another position and the pilots were put on trialagreement on the exchange of territory between the Soviet Union and Poland . In accordance with the agreement, approximately 480 square kilometers were transferredIn light of Joseph Stalin 's health , the Politburo etablishes an advisory body composed of Georgi Malenkov , Lavrenty Bria and Nikolai Bulganin . In practice, Stalin continues to function as an all-powerful rulerElections for the governing institutions of republics that make up the Soviet UnionThe Soviet Union proposed a ceasefire in the Korean WarThe United States offers to start the talks on Korea as soon as possibleSecond nuclear test of the Soviet UnionJoseph Stalin announces that the Soviet Union has nuclear weaponsThe government of the Soviet Union opposes the position of France , Great Britain and the United States regarding the future of GermanyDiplomatic talks with a large delegation from China headed by Zhou EnlaiThe Soviet Union vetoes Japan's membership in the United Nationsbeginning of meetings of the 19th Congress of the Bolshevik Party. At the conference it was decided to change the name of the party to the " Communist Party of the Soviet Union ", abolish the Politburo and establish a new supreme body known as the "Presidium".The Soviet Union severed diplomatic relations with Israel following the attack on the Soviet axis in Tel Aviv that occurred on February 9 , despite the fact that the Israeli government condemned the attack.Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke . The stroke paralyzed the right side of his body and rendered him unconscious until his death on March 5Joseph Stalin passed awayOctoberists are establishedKadets (Constitutional Democratic Party) are formedOn August 27, Kerensky dissolved the cabinet and arbitrarily assumed “dictatorial powersPeriods
Battle of Tannenberg: German victoryThe First All-Russian Congress of Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies took place in PetrogradThe Battle of Warsaw began , which lasted until August 25.the VIII All-Russian Congress of Soviets took place in MoscowKronstadt uprising under the slogan "For Soviets without Communists !". It was brutally suppressed by the Bolsheviks.2nd All-Russian Congress of Soviets took place in PetrogradThe XI Congress of the Bolsheviks was held in MoscowThe IV Congress of the Comintern was held in Petrograd and MoscowXII Congress of the BolsheviksXIII Conference of the BolsheviksThe Second Congress of Soviets of the USSR opened in MoscowXIII Congress of the BolsheviksAt the IV Congress of the Soviet of the USSR, the principle of five-year planning was approved. The development of the first five-year plan was carried out by economists of the Supreme Economic CouncilThe XV Congress of the Bolsheviks begins its work , which developed a program for the collectivization of agriculture .Plenum of the Central Committee of the All - Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, at which Stalin delivered a speech "On industrialization and the grain problem." The "rights" ( Bukharin , Tomsky , Rykov ) sharply criticized Stalin's economic policies for not continuing the NEP.VI Congress of the Comintern . Acceptance of the program of the Communist International, break with the "right elements", return to defensive tactics directed primarily against the Social Democrats.VIII Congress of Trade Unions. It was criticized by Tomsky , who was subsequently removed from the post of chairman of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions in June 1929 .Stalin declared 1929 "the year of a big turning point." The beginning of a gradual departure from the NEP.The XVI Party Conference began . It approves the current five-year plan (and the benchmarks are even higher) and calls for the development of "socialist competition" everywhere. A decision was made to purge the party.The Plenum of the Central Committee opened, at which the "right deviation" was condemned. N. Bukharin was removed from his posts in Pravda and in the Comintern.at the plenum of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, Nikolai Bukharin was again accused of "right deviation" along with two other leaders - Rykov and Tomsky and removed from the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of BolsheviksXVI Congress of the Bolsheviks, which ended in the defeat of the right opposition. Tomsky removed from the Politburo .The V Congress of the Profintern opened in Moscow , which was the last.the XVII Conference of the BolsheviksOpening of the 17th Congress of the Bolshevik Partythe (last) Comintern conference . It was agreed to oppose fascist regimesthe 18th Congress of the Bolshevik Party. The conference approves the third five-year plan (for the years 1938 - 1942 ) whose implementation was stopped following the war.Battles in the Korson-Cherkassy region between the Red Army and about 60,000 armored German soldiers. In the end, a significant part of the German force managed to break through the siege, while suffering heavy losses, and join the main force.The IV Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labor PartyThe First Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labor PartySecond State DumaThird State Duma
Comments