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Russia in 1912

Historical records for Russia in 1912, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

50Records
30Events
18Named people
10Places
9Categories

Historical records

January

18 January 1912Prague ConferenceVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Prague · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Organises the conference that creates a distinct Bolshevik party apparatus.

18 January 1912Prague ConferenceSergo Ordzhonikidze

Prague · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Is elected to the Bolshevik Central Committee.

18 January 1912Prague ConferenceJoseph Vissarionovich Stalin

Prague · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

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

February

February 1912Dog Team Rescue MissionDmitriy Girev

Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Girev assists the dog-team operation sent from Hut Point to bring Edward Evans and Lashly safely back from the Barrier.

March

March 1912One Ton Depot SupportDmitriy Girev

One Ton Depot · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Girev accompanies the dog journey to One Ton Depot, where worsening conditions prevent any farther attempt to locate Scott's party.

April

22 April 1912PravdaVyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov

Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Works with Bolshevik press activity around Pravda.

May

5 May 1912Bolshevik PartyJoseph Stalin

Politics / Bolshevik Party

Losif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili took the name Stalin, meaning "man of steel"

5 May 1912Man of SteelJoseph Stalin

Politics / Bolshevik Party

Losif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili took the name Stalin, meaning "man of steel"

July

26 July 1912Arrest of Grigory Yevseyevich ZinovievGrigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev

Politics / Bolshevik Party

Arrested by the Austrian police as a spy & enemy alien

26 July 1912Arrest of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov LeninVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Politics / Bolshevik Party

Arrested by the Austrian police as a spy & enemy alien

26 July 1912Bolshevik PartyVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Politics / Bolshevik Party

Arrested by the Austrian police as a spy & enemy alien

26 July 1912Bolshevik PartyGrigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev

Politics / Bolshevik Party

Arrested by the Austrian police as a spy & enemy alien

August

6 August 1912Arrest of Grigory Yevseyevich ZinovievGrigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev

Cracow · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Released by the Austrians because he is an "enemy of tsarism"

6 August 1912Arrest of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov LeninVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Cracow · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Released by the Austrians because he is an "enemy of tsarism"

6 August 1912Bolshevik PartyVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Cracow · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Released by the Austrians because he is an "enemy of tsarism"

6 August 1912Bolshevik PartyGrigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev

Cracow · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Released by the Austrians because he is an "enemy of tsarism"

19 August 1912Bolshevik PartyVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Vienna · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Leaves Vienna bound for Switzerland in an Austrian military mail train

19 August 1912Exile of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov LeninVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Vienna · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Leaves Vienna bound for Switzerland in an Austrian military mail train

August 1912August Bloc ConferenceLeon Trotsky

Vienna · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

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

September

September 1912Bolshevik PartyGrigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev

Vienna · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Leaves Vienna bound for Switzerland in an Austrian military mail train

September 1912Exile of Grigory Yevseyevich ZinovievGrigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev

Vienna · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Leaves Vienna bound for Switzerland in an Austrian military mail train

November

15 November 1912Alliance Nicholas II and AustriaNicholas II

House / House of Holstein

Austria denounces Serbian gains in the Balkans; Russia and France backed Serbia while Italy and Germany back Austria

15 November 1912Austria denounces Serbian gains in the BalkansNicholas II

House / House of Holstein

Austria denounces Serbian gains in the Balkans; Russia and France backed Serbia while Italy and Germany back Austria

15 November 1912DumaVladimir Nikolaevich Kokovtsov

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The 4th & last Duma opens

15 November 1912DumaNicholas II

Moscow · House / House of Holstein

The 4th & last Duma opens, 1912-1917

November 1912Fourth DumaRoman Vatslavovich Malinovsky

Saint Petersburg · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Leads the Bolshevik Duma group while secretly serving police interests.

November 1912Polar Search SupportDmitriy Girev

Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Girev supports the search expedition that finds the Polar Party's final camp and recovers its written records.

Other Events

1912Balkan LeagueSergey Dmitriyevich Sazonov

Government / Government of Russia

Supports the Balkan League against Turkey

1912Balkan Wars CorrespondentLeon Trotsky

Belgrade · Politics / Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Begins reporting from the Balkans for Kievskaya Mysl, covering the First and Second Balkan Wars as a correspondent.

1912Bolshevik PartyVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Politics / Bolshevik Party

The final split between the Bolsheviks & Mensheviks. The Bolshevik Party formally separated from the Social Democratic Party

1912Bolshevik PartyVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Cracow · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Spends 2 yrs in Cracow

1912Bolshevik PartyYuly Osipovich Martov

Politics / Menshevik Party

Final split between the Bolsheviks & Mensheviks

1912Chief of StaffNikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich

Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief of Staff of the Caucasian military district

1912Civil Rights AdvocacyAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Saint Petersburg · Politics / Trudoviks

Kerensky uses his new parliamentary position to champion civil rights and challenge official misconduct, strengthening his standing among reformers and socialist opposition deputies.

1912DumaNicholas II

Moscow · House / House of Holstein

The Duma opposes the Tsars war policy & becomes critical of the Royal regime

1912Exile of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov LeninVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Cracow · Politics / Bolshevik Party

Spends 2 yrs in Cracow

1912Fourth Duma ElectionAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Saint Petersburg · Politics / Trudoviks

Kerensky is elected to the Fourth State Duma on the Trudovik ticket, beginning his formal parliamentary career as a moderate socialist and outspoken critic of autocratic government.

1912Independence of MongoliaVladimir Nikolaevich Kokovtsov

Government / Government of Russia

After the fall of the Manchu dynasty, Mongol princes, supported by tsarist Russia, declare the independence of Mongolia from China

1912Independence of MongoliaNicholas II

House / House of Holstein

After the fall of the Manchu dynasty, Mongol princes, supported by tsarist Russia, declare the independence of Mongolia from China

1912Independence of RussiaVladimir Nikolaevich Kokovtsov

Government / Government of Russia

After the fall of the Manchu dynasty, Mongol princes, supported by tsarist Russia, declare the independence of Mongolia from China

1912Independence of RussiaNicholas II

House / House of Holstein

After the fall of the Manchu dynasty, Mongol princes, supported by tsarist Russia, declare the independence of Mongolia from China

1912Lena Goldfields CommissionAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Russia · Politics / Trudoviks

Kerensky serves on a Duma-backed investigation into the Lena Goldfields massacre, examining the shooting of striking miners and the conditions that produced the dispute.

1912Lena Goldfields InvestigationAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Russia · Politics / Trudoviks

Kerensky questions witnesses and gathers evidence concerning the Lena Goldfields shootings, helping bring national attention to abuses against workers.

1912Lena Goldfields ReportAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Saint Petersburg · Politics / Trudoviks

Kerensky reports on the Lena investigation and uses the case to attack administrative abuses and defend the rights of workers before the Duma and the public.

1912Menshevik PartyVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Politics / Bolshevik Party

The final split between the Bolsheviks & Mensheviks

1912Menshevik PartyYuly Osipovich Martov

Politics / Menshevik Party

The Menshevik Party formally splits from the Social Democratic Party. Final split between the Bolsheviks & Mensheviks

1912Political ReflectionsSergei Yulyevich Witte

Saint Petersburg · Humanities / Memoirs

Reflects on autocracy, reform and Russia's constitutional experiment.

1912PravdaMikhail Ivonovich Kalinin

Government / Government of Russia

Founds Pravda, journal of the Communist Party

1912Rutchenkovo Mine EmploymentNikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

Rutchenkovo · Government / Government of Russia

Works as a metal fitter at the Rutchenkovo mine near Yuzovka.

1912Trudovik Parliamentary GroupAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Saint Petersburg · Politics / Trudoviks

Kerensky joins the Trudovik parliamentary group, representing the populist and moderate socialist opposition within the Fourth Duma.

Names involved

Alexander Fedorovich KerenskyDmitriy GirevGrigory Yevseyevich ZinovievJoseph StalinJoseph Vissarionovich StalinLeon TrotskyMikhail Ivonovich KalininNicholas IINikita Sergeyevich KhruschevNikolai Nikolaevich YudenichRoman Vatslavovich MalinovskySergei Yulyevich WitteSergey Dmitriyevich SazonovSergo OrdzhonikidzeVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov LeninVladimir Nikolaevich KokovtsovVyacheslav Mikhailovich MolotovYuly Osipovich Martov

Places involved

BelgradeCracowMoscowOne Ton DepotPragueRoss Ice ShelfRussiaRutchenkovoSaint PetersburgVienna

Provenance

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