Menshevik Party
The Mensheviks are legalised and allowed to publish Vsegda Vpered in Moscow
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1919 in Russia
Explore 98 historical events and records for Russia in 1919.
Historical records for Russia in 1919
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January
Vsegda Vpered
The Mensheviks are legalised and allowed to publish Vsegda Vpered in Moscow
Bolshevik Party
Drives out the Bolsheviks & leads the White counter-revolutionary forces
Capture of Caucasus
Drives out the Bolsheviks & leads the White counter-revolutionary forces
Chief of Staff
Appointed Commander of the White counter-revolutionary forces
February
Bolshevik Party
Bolshevik forces, filling the vacuum left by the German withdrawal, take Kiev
Capture of Kiev
Bolshevik forces, filling the vacuum left by the German withdrawal, take Kiev
Bolshevik Party
Announces changes in running the Cheka
Cheka
Announces changes in running the Cheka
Reform of Secret Police
Announces changes in running the Cheka
Amnesty
The amnesty is withdrawn in 1922. Announces an amnesty to all members of the Socialist Revolutionary Party
Bolshevik Party
The Cheka closes down Vsegda Vpered, marks a return to despotic rule by Bolsheviks
Cheka
The Cheka closes down Vsegda Vpered, marks a return to despotic rule by Bolsheviks
Vsegda Vpered
The Cheka closes down Vsegda Vpered, marks a return to despotic rule by Bolsheviks
Execution
Appointed by Kolchak to seek eye witnesses & clues for the execution of the Romanovs
March
Comintern Chairmanship
Becomes the leading chairman of the Communist International
Comintern Congress
Represents German communists at the founding congress of the Communist International
Comintern Congress
Participates in early Communist International deliberations
Comintern Foundation
Sponsors the founding congress of the Communist International
International, 3rd
The 3rd International is founded to propogate the idea of world revolution
World Revolution Appeal
Supports the Comintern as a tool of international revolutionary strategy
Comintern
"by all available means, including armed force, for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie and for the creation of an international Soviet republic as a transition stage to the complete abolition of the State"
Comintern
The Comintern holds seven World Congresses, the first in March 1919 and the last in 1935, until it was officially dissolved in May 1943. The Comintern becomes known as the "General Staff of the World Revolution".
Comintern
The central policy of the Comintern under Lenins leadership was that Communist parties should be established across the world to aid the international proletarian revolution. Founds an international Communist organisation in the midst of the "war communism" period (1918-1921).
Coup
"by all available means, including armed force, for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie and for the creation of an international Soviet republic as a transition stage to the complete abolition of the State"
Comintern Agitation
Helps shape revolutionary propaganda for the Communist International
Comintern Congress
Links Hungarian revolutionary politics with the new Communist International
Comintern Congress
Takes part in building the Communist International's early organization
Comintern Program
Contributes to early Communist International doctrine
Military Leadership Debate
Kerensky participates in military leadership debate during his political career.
Central Committee
Becomes a non-voting member of the ruling Politburo when it is created after the VIII Congress
Comintern
Becomes the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Comintern when it is created in March 1919
Comintern
The first Chairman of the Cominterns Executive Committee is Grigory Zinoviev, from 1919 to 1926
Congress of Communist Party, 8th
Becomes a non-voting member of the ruling Politburo when it is created after the VIII Congress
May
Defence of Petrograd
Mobilises Soviet support during Yudenich's threat to Petrograd.
Defence of Petrograd
The Petrograd Soviet supports defence efforts against White forces.
June
Declaration of War
The beginning of a Russo-Finnish war over Karelia
August
Battle of Orel
Defeated by the Bolsheviks under Budenny
Bolshevik Party
Defeated by the Bolsheviks under Budenny
Exile of Anton Ivanovich de Ikin
Flees to Constantinople, later lives in France & the USA as an emigre
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