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Vienna in History

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

35 records34 event labels12 people1716โ€“1979

Historical events in Vienna

1716

1716
Exile of Alexis Petrovitch
Alexis Petrovitch ยท House of Romanov

Opposses Peter the Greats reforms & flees to Vienna & Naples

1814

1814
Polish-Saxon Question
Alexander I ยท Napoleonic Wars

Presses at Vienna for a large Polish kingdom under Russian sovereignty, creating tension with Austria and Britain.

1 October 1814
Congress of Vienna
Alexander I ยท Napoleonic Wars

Represents Russia at the Congress of Vienna and presses for a Russian-backed Kingdom of Poland.

1815

1815
Kingdom of Poland
Alexander I ยท House of Holstein

The Vienna settlement creates the Kingdom of Poland in personal union with Russia, with Alexander as king.

1815
Quadruple Alliance
Alexander I ยท Napoleonic Wars

Russia remains part of the Quadruple Alliance created to preserve the post-Napoleonic European settlement.

1815
Treaty of Vienna
Alexander I ยท Napoleonic Wars

Supports the Vienna settlement and the allied system intended to preserve peace after Napoleon's defeat.

1853

1853
Vienna Negotiations
Aleksey Fyodorovich Orlov ยท Crimean War

Participates in Russian diplomatic efforts as Austria seeks a negotiated settlement of the crisis.

July 1853
Vienna Note
Nicholas I ยท Crimean War

The Vienna Note is issued by the Allies to Turkey.

1854

8 August 1854
Russia rejects conditions set by the Allies, the Vienna Four Points
Nicholas I ยท Crimean War

Russia rejects conditions set by the Allies, the Vienna Four Points.

8 August 1854
Vienna Four Points
Nicholas I ยท Crimean War

Russia rejects conditions set by the Allies, the Vienna Four Points.

1856

1 February 1856
Preliminary Peace
Aleksey Fyodorovich Orlov ยท Crimean War

Represents Russia as preliminary peace terms are arranged.

1907

1907
Vienna Emigre Residence
Leon Trotsky ยท Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Settles in Vienna, which becomes his principal base for journalism and รฉmigrรฉ Social Democratic activity.

1910

1910
Pravda Vienna
Leon Trotsky ยท Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Publishes Vienna Pravda as a non-factional Social Democratic paper.

12 February 1910
On the Party Road
Leon Trotsky ยท Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Publishes On the Party Road in Vienna Pravda while continuing to argue for unity among Russian Social Democrats.

3 April 1910
For Unity Beyond All Obstacles
Leon Trotsky ยท Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Publishes For Unity: Beyond All Obstacles in Vienna Pravda, pressing his campaign for Social Democratic reunification.

1912

August 1912
August Bloc Conference
Leon Trotsky ยท Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Organizes a Vienna conference seeking to unite anti-Bolshevik and non-factional Social Democratic groups in the August Bloc.

19 August 1912
Bolshevik Party
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin ยท Bolshevik Party

Leaves Vienna bound for Switzerland in an Austrian military mail train

19 August 1912
Exile of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin ยท Bolshevik Party

Leaves Vienna bound for Switzerland in an Austrian military mail train

September 1912
Bolshevik Party
Grigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev ยท Bolshevik Party

Leaves Vienna bound for Switzerland in an Austrian military mail train

September 1912
Exile of Grigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev
Grigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev ยท Bolshevik Party

Leaves Vienna bound for Switzerland in an Austrian military mail train

1913

January 1913
Marxism and National Question
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin ยท Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Writes on nationality policy for the Bolshevik current.

1917

1917
Arz Command
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

Arz coordinates Austro-Hungarian military responses to the offensive.

1945

13 April 1945
Capture of Vienna
Joseph Stalin ยท World War, 2nd

Soviet forces take Vienna

1955

1955
Neutrality
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev ยท Government of Russia

A state Treaty is signed with by the 4 occupying powers, Austria remains neutral

1955
Treaty Signed at Vienna
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev ยท Government of Russia

A state Treaty is signed with by the 4 occupying powers, Austria remains neutral

15 May 1955
Austrian State Treaty
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev ยท Government of Russia

The four occupying powers sign the Austrian State Treaty, leading to the withdrawal of occupation forces.

1961

June 1961
Conference of Vienna
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev ยท Vietnam War, 2nd

Russia & the USA agree to enforce a truce within their areas of influence. Kennedy & Khrushchev meet to avoid direct confrontation between USA & Russia

3 June 1961
Crisis
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev ยท Government of Russia

Meets Kennedy & will settle with East Germany if the west signs a peace Treaty

3 June 1961
Vienna Summit with Kennedy
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev ยท Government of Russia

Meets President John F. Kennedy in Vienna for tense discussions on Berlin, Laos and nuclear issues.

4 June 1961
Renewed Berlin Deadline
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev ยท Government of Russia

Renews pressure for a German peace settlement and threatens a separate treaty with East Germany.

4 June 1961
Vienna Summit Laos Agreement
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev ยท Government of Russia

Agrees with Kennedy on the goal of a neutral Laos governed by a coalition rather than direct superpower confrontation.

1979

June 1979
Carter-Brezhnev Summit Talks
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev ยท Government of Russia

Meets Jimmy Carter for strategic arms and broader superpower discussions.

15 June 1979
Vienna Summit Arrival
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev ยท Government of Russia

Arrives in Vienna for summit negotiations with United States President Jimmy Carter.

18 June 1979
SALT II Treaty Signing
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev ยท Government of Russia

Signs the SALT II Treaty with Jimmy Carter, setting limits on strategic nuclear delivery systems.

18 June 1979
Vienna Strategic Arms Statement
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev ยท Government of Russia

Issues a joint summit statement with Jimmy Carter supporting continued strategic arms negotiations.

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