Historical place archive

New York in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at New York in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

30 records25 event labels5 people1916–1970

Historical events in New York

1916

1916
Bolshevik Party
Nikolai Bukharin · Bolshevik Party

Appointed Editor of Novy Mir

1916
Editor
Nikolai Bukharin · Bolshevik Party

Appointed Editor of Novy Mir

1916
Novy Mir
Nikolai Bukharin · Bolshevik Party

Appointed Editor of Novy Mir

1917

1917
Novy Mir Editorial Work
Leon Trotsky · SDP

Writes for the Russian-language socialist newspaper Novy Mir during his brief stay in New York.

13 January 1917
Arrival in New York
Leon Trotsky · World War, 1st

Arrives in New York after expulsion from Europe and joins the Russian socialist émigré community.

1932

28 April 1932
Soviet Criticism
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Revolution of Russia

Kerensky develops his views through soviet criticism after 1917.

1933

1 May 1933
Russian Democracy Campaign
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Exile Politics

Kerensky records his position on russian democracy campaign in exile.

1934

2 June 1934
Cold War Commentary
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Political Writing

Kerensky continues political activity connected with cold war commentary.

1940

1940
Arrival in America
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · World War, 2nd

Moves to the United States after leaving France during the Second World War and continues political activity in exile.

1940
Exile in United States
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · World War, 2nd

Settles in the United States during the war.

1941

1941
Life in New York
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · World War, 2nd

Lives in New York, commenting on the war and warning against both Nazi aggression and Soviet authoritarianism.

22 June 1941
German Invasion of USSR
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · World War, 2nd

Comments on Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union.

1942

1942
Russian War Debate
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · World War, 2nd

Balances anti-Bolshevism with support for Russia against Germany.

1944

1944
Soviet Alliance Critique
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · World War, 2nd

Warns against ignoring Soviet authoritarianism during wartime alliance politics.

1945

1945
Postwar Russia
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · World War, 2nd

Argues victory over Germany should not legitimise dictatorship.

1947

1947
Anti-Communist Advocacy
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Cold War

Supports democratic opposition to Soviet communism.

1950

1950
Cold War Debate
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Cold War

Opposes Soviet authoritarianism and nostalgia for tsarism.

1952

20 December 1952
Soviet Criticism
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Anti-Bolshevik Movement

Kerensky develops his views through soviet criticism after 1917.

1953

21 January 1953
Russian Democracy Campaign
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Cold War

Kerensky records his position on russian democracy campaign in exile.

5 March 1953
Stalin Death Reaction
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Cold War

Comments on Stalin’s death and Soviet uncertainty.

1954

22 February 1954
Cold War Commentary
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Military

Kerensky continues political activity connected with cold war commentary.

1956

1956
Khrushchev Thaw
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Cold War

Watches Soviet de-Stalinisation while remaining anti-communist.

1959

18 September 1959
United Nations General Assembly Address
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev · United Nations

Addresses the United Nations General Assembly during his visit to the United States.

1960

23 September 1960
General and Complete Disarmament Proposal
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev · United Nations

Uses his United Nations appearance to advocate general and complete disarmament under international arrangements.

23 September 1960
United Nations Colonialism Speech
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev · United Nations

Addresses the United Nations and attacks colonialism while promoting Soviet support for newly independent states.

October 1960
UN Confrontation over Colonialism
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev · United Nations

Takes part in heated United Nations debates during an extended visit to New York.

1962

23 October 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis
Valerian Zorin · Government of Russia

Zorin challenged the American quarantine at the Security Council and rejected United States accusations about offensive Soviet weapons.

25 October 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis
Valerian Zorin · Government of Russia

Zorin refused to answer Stevenson's demand for an immediate admission that Soviet missiles were present in Cuba.

25 October 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis
Valerian Zorin · Government of Russia

Zorin faced Stevenson's presentation of aerial photographs after declining to confirm that Soviet missiles had been installed in Cuba.

1970

11 June 1970
Death of Kerensky
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky · Government of Russia

Death of Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Russia and New York. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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