Historical place archive

Prague in History

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

10 records8 event labels7 people1912–1991

Historical events in Prague

1912

18 January 1912
Prague Conference
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin · Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Is co-opted into the Bolshevik Central Committee after Prague.

18 January 1912
Prague Conference
Sergo Ordzhonikidze · Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Is elected to the Bolshevik Central Committee.

18 January 1912
Prague Conference
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin · Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Organises the conference that creates a distinct Bolshevik party apparatus.

1939

14 March 1939
Siege of Prague
Joseph Stalin · World War, 2nd

Protests after German legions move on Prague contravening the Munich Agreement

1945

9 May 1945
Result of Surrender of German Forces in Prague
Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov · World War, 2nd

German forces in Prague cease resistance and pass under Soviet control.

9 May 1945
Surrender of German Forces in Prague
Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov · World War, 2nd

German forces in Prague surrender to the Soviet Army

1948

21 February 1948
Capture of Prague
Joseph Stalin · Military

The Czechoslovak Communist Party is ordered to take power in Prague

21 February 1948
Coup
Joseph Stalin · Military

The Czechoslovak Communist Party is ordered to take power in Prague

1950

21 October 1950
Chairs a Soviet Bloc meeting in Prague to discuss the future of
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov · Government of Russia

Chairs a Soviet Bloc meeting in Prague to discuss the future of Germany

1991

1 July 1991
Warsaw Pact Organisation
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev · Government of Russia

Leaders of the Warsaw Pact sign a protocol terminating the Warsaw Pact Organisation

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Russia and Prague. 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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