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Moscow Becomes Soviet Capital

Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1918Date range
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Chronological records

1918

Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov12 March 1918

Moscow · Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Sverdlov works from Moscow as the Soviet government establishes the city as the new national capital.

Names involved

Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov

Provenance

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