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Russia in 1908

Historical records for Russia in 1908, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
9Events
8Named people
5Places
5Categories

Historical records

August

August 1908Arrest of Klimenty Efremovich VoroshilovKlimenty Efremovich Voroshilov

Lugansk · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Arrested & forced into exile, 1908-1917

August 1908Bolshevik PartyKlimenty Efremovich Voroshilov

Lugansk · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Arrested & forced into exile, 1908-1917

Other Events

1908Birth of Valentin Petrovich GlushkoValentin Petrovich Glushko

Science / Technology

Birth of Valentin Petrovich Glushko

1908Bolshevik PartyGrigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev

Politics / SDP

Sides with Lenin in 1908 when the Bolshevik faction split into Lenins supporters and Alexander Bogdanovs followers

1908Criticism of Court PoliticsSergei Yulyevich Witte

Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia

Criticises conservative court influence after leaving office.

1908Exile of Grigory Yevseyevich ZinovievGrigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev

Politics / SDP

Forced into exile

1908Factional DisputeAlexander Alexandrovich Bogdanov

Capri · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Clashes with Lenin over strategy and party education.

1908Leo Tolstoy Poet and RebelLeon Trotsky

Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Writes Leo Tolstoy, Poet and Rebel, combining literary criticism with an assessment of Tolstoy's social significance.

1908Materialism and Empirio-CriticismVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Geneva · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Attacks Bogdanov's philosophy amid Bolshevik factional conflict.

1908Move toward Donbas Industrial LifeNikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

Donbas · Government / Government of Russia

His family moves toward the Donbas industrial region, where he later enters mining and metalworking.

Names involved

Alexander Alexandrovich BogdanovGrigory Yevseyevich ZinovievKlimenty Efremovich VoroshilovLeon TrotskyNikita Sergeyevich KhruschevSergei Yulyevich WitteValentin Petrovich GlushkoVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Places involved

CapriDonbasGenevaLuganskSaint Petersburg

Provenance

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