Birth of Isaac Asimov
Birth of Isaac Asimov
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1920 in Russia
Explore 62 historical events and records for Russia in 1920.
Historical records for Russia in 1920
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January
March
Evacuation
Evacuated by sea from Novorossik, mostly in British ships
Economy of Russia
The State Commission for the Electrification of Russia is founded
GOELRO
The State Commission for the Electrification of Russia is founded
April
Army Reform
Kerensky develops his views through army reform after 1917.
Invasion of Russia
Poland invades Russia
Rebellion of Rebels in Crimea
Last White army under Wrangel evacuates the Crimea
Rebellion of Start of peasant
Start of peasant insurrection in Tambov
Rule of Crimea
Last White army under Wrangel evacuates the Crimea
July
Second Comintern Congress
Presides over the opening of the Second Congress of the Communist International
21 Conditions
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
21 Conditions
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
21 Conditions
in which the party press and Parliamentary factions would be under the direct control of the party leadership.
Comintern
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
Comintern
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
Comintern
in which the party press and Parliamentary factions would be under the direct control of the party leadership.
Independence of Lithuania
Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow
Independence of Lithuania
Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow
Independence of Russia
Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow
Independence of Russia
Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow
Treaty of Moscow
Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow
Treaty of Moscow
Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania under the Treaty of Moscow
August
Comintern Program Debate
Helps shape ideological debate at the Communist International
Twenty-One Conditions
Promotes conditions for parties joining the Communist International
October
Treaty of Tartu
Ends the Russo-Finnish war over Karelia, Finland makes a small territorial gain
Commander of First Cavalry Army
Appointed Commander of the 1st Cavalry Army
November
Nationalization
The Government issues a supplementary decree nationalizing most small scale industries
Other events (month unknown)
21 Conditions
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.
21 Conditions
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
21 Conditions
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
21 Conditions
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.
21 Conditions
under the direct control of the party leadership.
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Georgia
Bolshevik Party
The defunct Second International is reorganized
Civil War Political Service
Continues political work with Red Army units during the final stages of the Civil War.
Comintern
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.
Comintern
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
Comintern
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
Comintern
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.
Comintern
and Parliamentary factions would be under the direct control of the party leadership.
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