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Russia in 1922

Historical records for Russia in 1922, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

48Records
39Events
17Named people
9Places
9Categories

Historical records

January

3 January 1922Siege of RostovJoseph Stalin

Rostov · Warfare / Civil War

Stalin signs an instruction of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Southern Front to the armies of the front for the capture of Rostov

10 January 1922Siege of DonbasJoseph Stalin

Donbas · Warfare / Civil War

Stalin signs an order of the day of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Southern Front congratulating the armies of the front on the defeat of Denikins armies and the capture of the Donbas and Rostov

10 January 1922Siege of RostovJoseph Stalin

Rostov · Warfare / Civil War

Stalin signs an order of the day of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Southern Front congratulating the armies of the front on the defeat of Denikins armies and the capture of the Donbas and Rostov. Stalin informs Lenin of the capture of Rostov by Budyonnys Cavalry

March

March 1922New Economic PolicyVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Relaxes the NEP at the 10th Party Congress after peasant disturbances

April

16 April 1922A German TreatyJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

A German Treaty is signed in Italy, recognizes the Soviet Union

16 April 1922Treaty of RussiaJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

A German Treaty is signed in Italy, recognizes the Soviet Union

May

31 May 1922Siege of OdessaJoseph Stalin

Odessa · Warfare / Civil War

Stalin signs an instruction of the Revo-lutionary Military Council of the South-Western Front to the Command of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Armies on measures for the defense of Odessa

June

3 June 1922Siege of KievJoseph Stalin

Kiev · Warfare / Civil War

Stalin signs an instruction of the Revolutionary Military Council of the South-Western Front to the Commander of the First Cavalry Army to demolish the Kiev group of the Polish armies

18 June 1922Constituent Assembly PlansAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Petrograd · Warfare / Military

Kerensky continues political activity connected with constituent assembly plans.

Other Events

1922Anno DominiAnna Akmatova

Government / Government of Russia

Publication of "Anno Domini"

1922Armored Train 14-69Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich Ivanov

Government / Government of Russia

Publication of "Armored Train 14-69"

1922Between Red and WhiteLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

Publishes Between Red and White, examining revolution, counter-revolution and the national question in the Caucasus.

1922Bolshevik PartyVladimir Aleksandrovich Bazarov

Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Gosplan, a non-Bolshevik

1922Bolshevik PartyLev Borisovich Kamenev

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Decides SRs are guilty of trying to overthrow the Bolsheviks in 1919

1922ChekaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Secret Police, Cheka, becomes the OGPU

1922CominternVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

World revolution is dismissed after the failures of the Spartacist uprising in Germany and of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, and the reflux of all revolutionary movements in Europe, such as in Italy, where the fascist squadristi gains control

1922Comintern ExecutiveKarl Radek

Moscow · Politics / International, 3rd

Works in the executive apparatus of the Communist International

1922CommissarNikolay Vasiliyevich Krylenko

Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Commissar for Justice

1922CosmologyAlexander Friedmann

Petrograd · Science / Astronomy

Friedmann finds solutions of Einsteins equations that allow an expanding or contracting universe

1922CoupLev Borisovich Kamenev

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Decides SRs are guilty of trying to overthrow the Bolsheviks in 1919

1922Economy of RussiaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

A new decree expands Gosplan's purview, with the agency directed to compose both "long-term" and "immediate" plans of production, Gosplan is to be consulted regarding proposed economic and financial decrees submitted to the Council of Peoples Commissars by the various economic People's Commissariat

1922Economy of RussiaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

Gosplan has no power of compulsion in this early stage, but is forced to work through Sovnarkom, STO, or the People's Commissariats to have its suggestions implemented by decree.

1922Economy of RussiaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

Tension grows between Narkomfin and Gosplan throughout the NEP period, with Narkomfin advocating increased grain exports as a means of bolstering the currency by balancing imports and exports while simultaneously bolstering peasant prosperity, while Gosplan emerges as the chief advocate of cheap food and the

1922Economy of RussiaVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

planned development of industry.

1922ElectionSergei Mironovich Kirov

Government / Government of Russia

Elected Member of Central Committee

1922Emigre OrganisingAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Paris · Politics / Exile Politics

Participates in Russian emigre political circles.

1922Expanding UniverseAlexander Friedmann

Petrograd · Science / Astronomy

Friedmann publishes relativistic equations that allow the universe to expand or contract

1922Five Years of the Russian RevolutionLeon Trotsky

Politics / International, 3rd

Reviews the first five years of Soviet power for the Communist International's Fourth World Congress.

1922Friedmann EquationsAlexander Friedmann

Petrograd · Science / Cosmology

Derives expanding-universe solutions of Einstein's field equations.

1922GeneralJoseph Stalin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed General Secretary of the CPSU

1922GosplanVladimir Aleksandrovich Bazarov

Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Gosplan, a non-Bolshevik

1922GosplanVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

A new decree expands Gosoplan's role for both "long-term" and "immediate" plans for production

1922GosplanVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

Gosplan is to be consulted regarding proposed economic and financial decrees submitted to the Council of Peoples Commissars by the Peoples Commissariat

1922GosplanLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

A new decree expands Gosoplan's role for both "long-term" and "immediate" plans for production

1922GosplanLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

Gosplan is to be consulted regarding proposed economic and financial decrees submitted to the Council of Peoples Commissars by the Peoples Commissariat

1922Leon DreySemyon Solomonovich Yushkevich

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Leon Drey"

1922My Sister LifeBoris Leonidovich Pasternak

Arts / Literature

Publication of "My Sister Life"

1922NarkomfinVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

Tension grows between Narkomfin and Gosplan throughout the NEP period, with Narkomfin advocating increased grain exports as a means of bolstering the currency by balancing imports and exports while simultaneously bolstering peasant prosperity, while Gosplan emerges as the chief advocate of cheap food and the planned development of industry

1922New Economic Policy and World RevolutionLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

Discusses the New Economic Policy of Soviet Russia and its relationship to the prospects for world revolution.

1922OGPUVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Secret Police, Cheka, becomes the OGPU

1922On the United FrontLeon Trotsky

Politics / International, 3rd

Writes On the United Front, arguing for common working-class action while maintaining Communist political independence.

1922PolitburoAleksey Ivanovich Rykov

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1922Siege of VladivostokVasily Konstantinovich Blucher

Vladivostok · Warfare / Russia War

Drives the Japanese out of Vladivostok

1922SquadristiVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Government / Government of Russia

World revolution is dismissed after the failures of the Spartacist uprising in Germany and of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, and the reflux of all revolutionary movements in Europe, such as in Italy, where the fascist squadristi gains control

1922Technical College Party SecretaryNikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

Yuzovka · Government / Government of Russia

Becomes Communist Party secretary of the technical college while continuing his studies.

1922The Trade Unions and the Soviet StateLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

Writes The Trade Unions and the Soviet State, discussing labor organizations under the new Soviet political system.

1922TrialLev Borisovich Kamenev

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Holds SR death sentences open & have them executed if they undermine the Communists. Decides SRs are guilty of trying to overthrow the Bolsheviks in 1919

1922Workers' Faculty StudiesNikita Sergeyevich Khruschev

Yuzovka · Government / Government of Russia

Enrolls in the workers' faculty attached to a technical college in Yuzovka.

Names involved

Aleksey Ivanovich RykovAlexander Fedorovich KerenskyAlexander FriedmannAnna AkmatovaBoris Leonidovich PasternakJoseph StalinKarl RadekLeon TrotskyLev Borisovich KamenevNikita Sergeyevich KhruschevNikolay Vasiliyevich KrylenkoSemyon Solomonovich YushkevichSergei Mironovich KirovVasily Konstantinovich BlucherVladimir Aleksandrovich BazarovVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov LeninVsevolod Vyacheslavovich Ivanov

Places involved

DonbasKievMoscowOdessaParisPetrogradRostovVladivostokYuzovka

Provenance

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