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1909 in Russia

Explore 18 historical events and records for Russia in 1909.

Historical records for Russia in 1909

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March

Invasion of Persia

Stolypin, Pyotr Arkadyevich ยท Prime Minister of Russia ยท Government / Government of Russia

Russian troops invade northern Persia & occupy Tabriz

June

Bolshevik Centre Split

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Paris ยท Bolshevik Leader ยท Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Breaks with Bogdanov's faction inside Bolshevism.

Other events (month unknown)

Arrest at Temperance Congress Meeting

Malinovsky, Roman ยท St Petersburg ยท Politics / Bolshevik Party

Police arrested Malinovsky at a preliminary meeting connected with a workers' delegation to the Temperance Congress, interrupting his trade-union leadership.

Arrest of Nikolai Bukharin

Bukharin, Nikolai ยท Member of Bolshevik Party ยท Politics / Bolshevik Party

Placed under arrest

Birth of Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko

Gromyko, Andrei Andreyevich ยท Government / Government of Russia

Birth of Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko

Bolshevik Party

Bukharin, Nikolai ยท Member of Bolshevik Party ยท Politics / Bolshevik Party

Placed under arrest

Memoir Writing

Witte, Sergei Yulyevich ยท Saint Petersburg ยท Former Prime Minister of Russia ยท Humanities / Memoirs

Records his view of the October Manifesto and 1905 crisis.

Minister of War

Sukhomlinov, Vladimir ยท Minister of War ยท Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Minister of War

Month in the Country Moscow Staging

Stanislavski, Konstantin ยท Arts / Theatre

Konstantin Stanislavski directed Ivan Turgenev's A Month in the Country at the Moscow Art Theatre, giving close attention to psychologically realistic acting.

Move to Donbas

Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeyevich ยท Yuzovka ยท Metalworker ยท Government / Government of Russia

Moves with his family to the Donbas industrial region, where his father seeks mining work.

Piano Concerto No 3

Rachmaninov, Sergei Vasilyevich ยท Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "The Island of Death". Composes, "Piano Concerto No 3"

Rasputin Returns to Siberian Home

Rasputin, Grigori ยท Pokrovskoye ยท Religious Figure ยท Religion / Church of Russia

Grigori Rasputin continued to maintain ties with Pokrovskoye even as his reputation at the imperial court expanded.

The Bankruptcy of Individual Terrorism

Trotsky, Leon ยท Marxist Leader ยท Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Writes The Bankruptcy of Individual Terrorism, arguing against individual assassination as a substitute for mass politics.

The Firebird

Stravinsky, Igor ยท Arts / Classical Music

Commissioned to write, "The Firebird"

The Island of Death

Rachmaninov, Sergei Vasilyevich ยท Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "The Island of Death". Composes, "Piano Concerto No 3"

The Pale Horse

Savinkov, Boris Viktorovich ยท Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Pale Horse"

The Young Turks

Trotsky, Leon ยท Marxist Leader ยท Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Writes The Young Turks while following revolutionary and constitutional developments in the Ottoman Empire.

Vpered Group

Bogdanov, Alexander Alexandrovich ยท Capri ยท Bolshevik Leader ยท Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Forms the Vpered group after disputes with Lenin.

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