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1921 in Russia

Explore 117 historical events and records for Russia in 1921.

Historical records for Russia in 1921

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February

Economy of Russia

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Chairman of Council Commissars ยท Government / Government of Russia

With the ongoing turn to a market-based system of production as part of the New Economic Policy (NEP), very real constraints exist on the possible extent of central planning during the initial phase of Gosplan

Gosplan

Krzhizhanovsky, Gleb ยท Government / Government of Russia

Initially Gosplan has an advisery function, with its entire staff consisting of just 34 people selected on the basis of academic expertise in specialized aspects of industry; just 7 are members of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks). Appointed head of Gosplan

Gosplan

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Chairman of Council Commissars ยท Government / Government of Russia

Gosplan is formally established by a Sovnarkom decree.

Gosplan

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Chairman of Council Commissars ยท Government / Government of Russia

Initially Gosplan has an advisery function, with its entire staff consisting of just 34 people selected on the basis of academic expertise in specialized aspects of industry. just 7 are members of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks).

Gosplan

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Chairman of Council Commissars ยท Government / Government of Russia

With the ongoing turn to a market-based system of production as part of the New Economic Policy (NEP), very real constraints exist on the possible extent of central planning during the initial phase of Gosplan.

Bolshevik Party

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Kronstadt ยท Chairman of Council Commissars ยท Government / Government of Russia

An anti-bolshevik rebellion breaks out among Kronstadt sailors

Bolshevik Party

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Kronstadt ยท Chairman of Council Commissars ยท Revolution / Revolution of Russia

An anti-bolshevik rebellion breaks out among Kronstadt sailors

Kronstadt Rebellion

Kozlovsky, Alexander Nikolayevich ยท Kronstadt ยท Former General ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Serves as a military specialist inside the rebel fortress.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Oreshin, Ivan ยท Petropavlovsk ยท Battleship Crewman ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Supports sailor demands against Bolshevik political monopoly.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Petrichenko, Stepan Maximovich ยท Petropavlovsk ยท Sailor Delegate ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Supports the Petropavlovsk resolution demanding free Soviet elections.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Petrichenko, Stepan Maximovich ยท Kronstadt ยท Sailor Leader ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Helps lead sailors protesting against Bolshevik rule.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Putilin, Sergei ยท Sevastopol Battleship ยท Battleship Crewman ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Joins sailors backing the revolt against Bolshevik authority.

Rebellion of anti-bolshevik

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Kronstadt ยท Chairman of Council Commissars ยท Government / Government of Russia

An anti-bolshevik rebellion breaks out among Kronstadt sailors

Rebellion of anti-bolshevik

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Kronstadt ยท Chairman of Council Commissars ยท Revolution / Revolution of Russia

An anti-bolshevik rebellion breaks out among Kronstadt sailors

Rebellion of Leon Trotsky

Trotsky, Leon ยท Kronstadt ยท Government / Government of Russia

Leads the army units against the Kronstadt sailors

Rebellion of Leon Trotsky

Trotsky, Leon ยท Kronstadt ยท Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Leads the army units against the Kronstadt sailors

Rebellion of Leon Trotsky

Trotsky, Leon ยท Kronstadt ยท Warfare / Military

Leads the army units against the Kronstadt sailors

Economy of Russia

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Chairman of Council Commissars ยท Government / Government of Russia

The State Planning Commission, GOSPLAN, is founded. Early in February 1921 the Politburo unanimously voted for Vladimir Lenins proposal of ending the forced requisitioning of grain

GOSPLAN

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Chairman of Council Commissars ยท Government / Government of Russia

The State Planning Commission, GOSPLAN, is founded which publishes economic statistics

March

Kronstadt Rebellion

Kalinin, Mikhail Ivanovich ยท Kronstadt ยท Bolshevik Leader ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Addresses sailors but fails to stop the revolt.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Moscow ยท Bolshevik Leader ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Sees the revolt as a grave threat during the civil war crisis.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Zinoviev, Grigory Yevseyevich ยท Petrograd ยท Chairman of Petrograd Soviet ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Denounces the Kronstadt sailors as enemies of Soviet power.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Zinoviev, Grigory Yevseyevich ยท Petrograd ยท Chairman of Petrograd Soviet ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Faces revolt from sailors who demand free Soviets.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Arkhipov, Dmitri ยท Kronstadt ยท Rebel Committee Member ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Supports rebel administration inside the fortress.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Patrushev, Mikhail ยท Kronstadt ยท Rebel Committee Member ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Helps coordinate rebel communication and defence.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Petrichenko, Stepan Maximovich ยท Kronstadt ยท Sailor Leader ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Chairs the Provisional Revolutionary Committee in Kronstadt.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Trotsky, Leon ยท Moscow ยท People's Commissar for War ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Orders the rebels to submit to Soviet authority.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Tukhin, Pavel ยท Kronstadt ยท Rebel Committee Member ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Joins the revolutionary committee organising the uprising.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Yakovenko, Vasily ยท Kronstadt ยท Rebel Committee Member ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Serves on the rebel revolutionary committee.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Dybenko, Pavel Yefimovich ยท Petrograd ยท Bolshevik Official ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Supports Bolshevik action against the naval revolt.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Dzerzhinsky, Felix Edmundovich ยท Moscow ยท Cheka Leader ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Supports security measures during the rebellion.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Stalin, Joseph Vissarionovich ยท Moscow ยท Bolshevik Leader ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Backs the party line against the Kronstadt revolt.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Tukhachevsky, Mikhail Nikolayevich ยท Petrograd ยท Red Army Commander ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Receives command of forces assigned to crush the revolt.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Fedko, Ivan ยท Kronstadt ยท Bolshevik Commander ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Commands Red Army units during the assault preparations.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Kork, August ยท Kronstadt ยท Red Commander ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Participates in Red Army operations against Kronstadt.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Kozlovsky, Alexander Nikolayevich ยท Kronstadt ยท Former General ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Helps organise artillery defence against the Red Army assault.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Petrichenko, Stepan Maximovich ยท Kronstadt ยท Sailor Leader ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Rejects Bolshevik ultimatums and continues resistance.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Trotsky, Leon ยท Petrograd ยท People's Commissar for War ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Supports suppression of the Kronstadt revolt.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Trotsky, Leon ยท Petrograd ยท People's Commissar for War ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Threatens severe punishment unless the sailors surrender.

Kronstadt Rebellion

Tukhachevsky, Mikhail Nikolayevich ยท Kronstadt ยท Red Army Commander ยท Revolution / Kronstadt Rebellion

Launches the first Red Army assault across the ice.

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