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Russia in 1920

Historical records for Russia in 1920, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

62Records
41Events
18Named people
10Places
10Categories

Historical records

January

2 January 1920Birth of Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov

Arts / Literature

Birth of Isaac Asimov

March

27 March 1920EvacuationAnton Ivanovich de Ikin

Novorossik · Warfare / Civil War

Evacuated by sea from Novorossik, mostly in British ships

March 1920Economy of RussiaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

The State Commission for the Electrification of Russia is founded

March 1920GOELROVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

The State Commission for the Electrification of Russia is founded

April

16 April 1920Army ReformAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Russian Front · Politics / Anti-Bolshevik Movement

Kerensky develops his views through army reform after 1917.

25 April 1920Invasion of RussiaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

Poland invades Russia

25 April 1920Reballion of Rebels in CrimeaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Crimea · Government / Government of Russia

Last White army under Wrangel evacuates the Crimea

25 April 1920Reballion of Start of peasantVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Tambov · Government / Government of Russia

Start of peasant insurrection in Tambov

25 April 1920Rule of CrimeaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Crimea · Government / Government of Russia

Last White army under Wrangel evacuates the Crimea

July

19 July 1920Second Comintern CongressGrigory Zinoviev

Petrograd · Politics / International, 3rd

Presides over the opening of the Second Congress of the Communist International

July 192021 ConditionsVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

Ahead of the Second Congress of the Communist International Lenin sends out a number of documents, including his Twenty-one Conditions to all socialist parties which the Congress adopts as prerequisites for any group wanting to become affiliated to the International

July 192021 ConditionsVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

The 21 Conditions call for the demarcation between Communist parties and other socialist groups and instruct the Comintern sections not to trust the legality of the bourgeois states & call for the build-up of party organisations along democratic centralist lines

July 192021 ConditionsVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

in which the party press and Parliamentary factions would be under the direct control of the party leadership.

July 1920CominternVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

Ahead of the Second Congress of the Communist International Lenin sends out a number of documents, including his Twenty-one Conditions to all socialist parties which the Congress adopts as prerequisites for any group wanting to become affiliated to the International

July 1920CominternVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

The 21 Conditions call for the demarcation between Communist parties and other socialist groups and instruct the Comintern sections not to trust the legality of the bourgeois states & call for the build-up of party organisations along democratic centralist lines

July 1920CominternVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

in which the party press and Parliamentary factions would be under the direct control of the party leadership.

July 1920Independence of LithuaniaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Arts / Literature

Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow

July 1920Independence of LithuaniaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Warfare / Lithuanian War of Independence

Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow

July 1920Independence of RussiaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Arts / Literature

Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow

July 1920Independence of RussiaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Warfare / Lithuanian War of Independence

Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow

July 1920Treaty of MoscowVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Arts / Literature

Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow

July 1920Treaty of MoscowVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Warfare / Lithuanian War of Independence

Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow

August

6 August 1920Comintern Program DebateNikolai Bukharin

Moscow · Politics / International, 3rd

Helps shape ideological debate at the Communist International

6 August 1920Twenty-One ConditionsVladimir Lenin

Moscow · Politics / International, 3rd

Promotes conditions for parties joining the Communist International

October

14 October 1920Treaty of TartuVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Tartu · Government / Government of Russia

Ends the Russo-Finnish war over Karelia, Finland makes a small territorial gain

October 1920Commander of First Cavalry ArmySemyon Mikhaylovich Budenny

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the 1st Cavalry Army

November

November 1920NationalizationVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Government issues a supplementary decree nationalizing most small scale industries

Other Events

192021 ConditionsVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

Ahead of the Second Congress of the Communist International Lenin sends out a number of documents, including his Twenty-one Conditions to all socialist parties which the Congress adopts as prerequisites for any group wanting to become affiliated to the International.

192021 ConditionsVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

Ahead of the Second Congress of the Communist International, held in July-August 1920, Lenin sent out a number of documents, including his "21 Conditions" to all socialist parties

192021 ConditionsVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

The 21 Conditions call for the demarcation between Communist parties and other socialist groups and instruct the Comintern sections not to trust the legality of the bourgeois states & call for the build-up of party organisations along democratic centralist lines, in which the party press and Parliamentary factions would be

192021 ConditionsVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

The 21 Conditions called for the demarcation between Communist parties and other socialist groups, and instructed the Comintern sections not to trust the legality of the bourgeois states.

192021 ConditionsVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

under the direct control of the party leadership.

1920AmbassadorSergei Mironovich Kirov

Georgia · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Ambassador of Georgia

1920Bolshevik PartyVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Politics / Bolshevik Party

The defunct Second International is reorganized

1920Civil War Political ServiceNikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

Ukraine · Warfare / Military

Continues political work with Red Army units during the final stages of the Civil War.

1920CominternVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

Ahead of the Second Congress of the Communist International Lenin sends out a number of documents, including his Twenty-one Conditions to all socialist parties which the Congress adopts as prerequisites for any group wanting to become affiliated to the International.

1920CominternVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

The 21 Conditions call for the demarcation between Communist parties and other socialist groups and instruct the Comintern sections not to trust the legality of the bourgeois states & call for the build-up of party organisations along democratic centralist lines, in which the party press

1920CominternVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

The 21 Conditions called for the demarcation between Communist parties and other socialist groups, and instructed the Comintern sections not to trust the legality of the bourgeois states. Ahead of the Second Congress of the Communist International, held in July-August 1920, Lenin sent out a number of documents, including his "21 Conditions" to all socialist parties

1920CominternVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

The second congress lays down the "Twenty-one Conditions" for membership, firmly establishing a differentiation between the socialist parties and the Communist parties. The Comintern sponsors the Red International of Labour Unions.

1920CominternVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

and Parliamentary factions would be under the direct control of the party leadership.

1920CominternVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

27 countries attend the 2nd meeting of the Comintern in Moscow

1920Commander in ChiefPyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel

Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Commander in Chief

1920Communist PartyGeorgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov

Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Communist Party

1920Congress of Comintern, 2ndVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

The second congress lays down the "Twenty-one Conditions" for membership, firmly establishing a differentiation between the socialist parties and the Communist parties

1920Congress of Comintern, 2ndVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

27 countries attend the 2nd meeting of the Comintern in Moscow

1920Congress of Communist Party, 11thGrigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

"We do not permit the legal existence of those who strive to compete with us"

1920Congress of Trades Unions, 3rdLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

At the Congress speaks in favour of the compulsory conscription of Labor

1920Economy of RussiaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Supreme Economic Council runs 37,000 businesses with a workforce of 2 million

1920EditorYuly Osipovich Martov

Government / Government of Russia

From Berlin prints the Socialist Courier in opposition to the Government of Lenin

1920Exile of Symon PetlyuraSymon Petlyura

Paris · Warfare / Military

Seeks exile in Paris

1920International, 2ndVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Politics / Bolshevik Party

The defunct Second International is reorganized

1920Manifesto of the Second World CongressLeon Trotsky

Moscow · Politics / International, 3rd

Contributes to the manifesto of the Communist International's Second World Congress.

1920Nationalism in LeninLeon Trotsky

Politics / International, 3rd

Writes Nationalism in Lenin while discussing Lenin's approach to internationalism and national questions.

1920NationalizationVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Government issues a supplementary decree nationalizing most small scale industries. The Supreme Economic Council runs 37,000 businesses with a workforce of 2 million

1920PulcinellaIgor Stravinsky

Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "Pulcinella"

1920Red InternationalVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

The Comintern sponsors the Red International of Labour Unions

1920Reform of GovernmentVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Forwards the 21 Points requiring national parties to impose disciplined guidlines

1920Revolutionary Military CouncilJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Revolutionary Military Council

1920Russian Exile PoliticsAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Paris · Politics / Exile Politics

Works among Russian democratic emigrants after the civil war.

1920SECVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Supreme Economic Council runs 37,000 businesses with a workforce of 2 million

1920Supreme Economic CouncilVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Supreme Economic Council runs 37,000 businesses with a workforce of 2 million

1920Terrorism and CommunismLeon Trotsky

Politics / International, 3rd

Publishes Terrorism and Communism, defending Bolshevik revolutionary methods in a polemic against Karl Kautsky.

Names involved

Alexander Fedorovich KerenskyAnton Ivanovich de IkinGeorgi Maksimilanovich MalenkovGrigory Yevseyevich ZinovievGrigory ZinovievIgor StravinskyIsaac AsimovJoseph StalinLeon TrotskyNikita Sergeyevich KhruschevNikolai BukharinPyotr Nikolayevich WrangelSemyon Mikhaylovich BudennySergei Mironovich KirovSymon PetlyuraVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov LeninVladimir LeninYuly Osipovich Martov

Places involved

CrimeaGeorgiaMoscowNovorossikParisPetrogradRussian FrontTambovTartuUkraine

Provenance

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