London Congress
Attends the party congress as a Bolshevik organiser.
Role range: 1898-1918 – 1907-1907
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Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin Biography and Timeline
Follow Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin through 31 dated historical records for Russia.
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
31Distinct records
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1907–1953Years on this page
1907
1912
Prague Conference
Is co-opted into the Bolshevik Central Committee after Prague.
Role range: 1898-1918 – 1912-1912
1913
Marxism and National Question
Writes on nationality policy for the Bolshevik current.
Role range: 1898-1918 – 1913-1913
1917
Return from Siberia
Returns to Petrograd and works on Pravda.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Return to Petrograd
Returns from exile and enters Bolshevik work around the Soviet.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Party Organiser
Returns from Siberia and resumes Bolshevik organisation in Petrograd.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Party Organiser
Returns from Siberia and works with Bolsheviks in Petrograd.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Helps manage Bolshevik press and party activity during the crisis.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Works to keep party communications functioning during the unrest.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Helps arrange Lenin's movement to safety.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Helps decide that Lenin should not surrender to the authorities.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
July Days
Takes part in efforts to keep the Bolshevik organisation intact.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Bolsheviks support resistance to Kornilov while continuing to oppose the political programme of Kerensky's government.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Bolshevik organisers gain greater freedom to mobilise workers and soldiers for the defence of Petrograd.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Bolsheviks gain influence by helping resist Kornilov.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
The party presents Kornilov's action as evidence that counter-revolutionary forces threaten the gains of February.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Bolshevik activists help organise resistance while railway workers and soldiers obstruct the advance toward Petrograd.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
The crisis allows Bolshevik organisers to rebuild influence among workers after the repression following the July Days.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Bolshevik political influence grows as Kornilov's forces lose momentum and the immediate threat to Petrograd recedes.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
The failure of Kornilov strengthens Bolshevik claims that revolutionary organisations successfully defended the capital.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Bolshevik supporters use the aftermath of the crisis to press for greater influence in the Petrograd Soviet.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Bolshevik Soviet Strategy
Works within the party as Trotsky leads the Soviet.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
Bolshevik propaganda portrays the Kornilov episode as proof that the revolution remains threatened by military counter-revolution.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kornilov Affair
The party's standing rises sharply after the affair, weakening moderate socialist influence among workers and soldiers.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Military Revolutionary Committee
Attends the first meeting of the committee.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Petrograd Soviet Activity
Stalin participates in Bolshevik organisation connected with the Petrograd Soviet.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Petrograd Soviet
Supports Bolshevik work inside the Petrograd Soviet before the uprising.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Revolutionary Military Committee
Takes part in the first meeting of the Petrograd Soviet's Military Revolutionary Committee.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Kerensky-Krasnov Rising
Bolshevik organisers support defence measures as Krasnov's forces threaten Petrograd.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
1921
Kronstadt Rebellion
Backs the party line against the Kronstadt revolt.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1921-1921
1953
Death of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
Death of Joseph Stalin
Role range: 1922-1953
Records, sources and methodology
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