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1923 in Russia

Explore 37 historical events and records for Russia in 1923.

Historical records for Russia in 1923

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March

Bolshevik Party

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Moscow ยท Party Leader ยท Government / Government of Russia

Retires from the leadership of the Bolshevik Party after a stroke

Retirement

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ยท Moscow ยท Party Leader ยท Government / Government of Russia

Retires from the leadership of the Bolshevik Party after a stroke

May

Bolshevik Party

Trotsky, Leon ยท Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Trotsky described Zinovievs and Kamenevs opposition to the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917, something that the two would have preferred to be left unmentioned

Literature and Revolution

Trotsky, Leon ยท Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Trotsky described Zinovievs and Kamenevs opposition to the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917, something that the two would have preferred to be left unmentioned. Publication of "Literature & Revolution"

July

Republic Declaration

Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich ยท Petrograd ยท Revolutionary Politics ยท Government / Russian Provisional Government

Kerensky participates in republic declaration during his political career.

Other events (month unknown)

Adviser

Borodin, Mikhail Markovich ยท Adviser ยท Warfare / Civil War

Appointed Adviser to Sun Yat-Sen & the Kuomingtang

Alliance Agreement at Moscow

Stalin, Joseph ยท Moscow ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

The Government supports the Kuomingtang led by Sun Yat-sen & forms an alliance

Alliance Joseph Stalin and Kuomingtang led by Sun Yat-sen

Stalin, Joseph ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

The Government supports the Kuomingtang led by Sun Yat-sen

Alliance Joseph Stalin and Kuomingtang led by Sun Yat-sen and forms an alliance

Stalin, Joseph ยท Moscow ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

The Government supports the Kuomingtang led by Sun Yat-sen & forms an alliance

Bureaucratism and Factional Groups

Trotsky, Leon ยท Politics / Bolshevik Party

Writes Bureaucratism and Factional Groups during the growing dispute over the Communist Party's internal regime.

Central Committee

Kirov, Sergei Mironovich ยท Member of Central Committee ยท Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Central Committee

Comintern

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

The Comintern sponsors the Red Peasant International. The Comintern is active during the Ruhr Crisis in Germany

Communist Policy Toward Art

Trotsky, Leon ยท Government / Government of Russia

Writes Communist Policy Toward Art, rejecting mechanical state control over artistic and literary development.

Congress of Communist Party, 12th

Zinoviev, Grigory Yevseyevich ยท Government / Government of Russia

Delivers the Central Committee's reports to the XIIth and XIIIth Party Congresses in 1923 and 1924 respectively, something that Lenin had previously done

Congress of Communist Party, 13th

Zinoviev, Grigory Yevseyevich ยท Member of Ruling Triumvirate ยท Government / Government of Russia

The triumvirate carefully managed the intra-party debate and delegate selection process in autumn 1923 during the run-up to the XIIIth Party Conference and secured a vast majority of the seats

Dni

Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich ยท Paris ยท Editor ยท Humanities / Journalism

Works with Russian-language journalism in exile.

Dni Newspaper Work

Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich ยท Paris ยท Editor ยท Humanities / Journalism

Works with Russian รฉmigrรฉ journalism, using newspapers to promote democratic ideas among exiled Russians.

Election

Zinoviev, Grigory Yevseyevich ยท Member of Ruling Triumvirate ยท Government / Government of Russia

The triumvirate carefully managed the intra-party debate and delegate selection process in autumn 1923 during the run-up to the XIIIth Party Conference and secured a vast majority of the seats

Exile of Fedor Ivanovich Dan

Dan, Fedor Ivanovich ยท Editor of Izvestiya ยท Politics / Menshevik Party

Stripped of Russian citizenship while in exile abroad

Exile of Sergey Nikolayevich Bulgakov

Bulgakov, Sergey Nikolayevich ยท Moscow ยท Government / Government of Russia

Exiled from Russia because of conversion from Marxism to the Orthodox Church

Goloubinoe tsarstvo

Yushkevich, Semyon Solomonovich ยท Arts / Literature

Publication of "Goloubinoe tsarstvo"

Komsomol Membership

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท Kamenskoye ยท Komsomol Member ยท Government / Government of Russia

Joins the Communist youth organization Komsomol, beginning a formal association with Soviet political institutions.

League of Nations

Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich ยท Moscow ยท Warfare / League of Nations

Negotiates Russian entry into the League of Nations with a permanent seat

Les Noces

Stravinsky, Igor ยท Arts / Classical Music

Composes, "Les Noces"

Menshevik Party

Dan, Fedor Ivanovich ยท Editor of Izvestiya ยท Politics / Menshevik Party

Stripped of Russian citizenship while in exile abroad

On the German Revolution

Trotsky, Leon ยท Politics / International, 3rd

Addresses Moscow metal workers on the developing revolutionary crisis in Germany.

Pact between Soviet Union and France

Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich ยท Geneva ยท Government / Government of Russia

Visits Barthou in Geneva to discuss a Soviet-French pact

Red Peasant International

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

The Comintern sponsors the Red Peasant International

Ruhr Crisis

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

The Comintern is active during the Ruhr Crisis in Germany

Secretary of Stalin

Malenkov, Georgi Maksimilanovich ยท Secretary of Stalin ยท Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Secretary to Stalin

The New Course

Trotsky, Leon ยท Politics / Bolshevik Party

Writes The New Course, criticizing bureaucratic tendencies and arguing for greater internal party democracy.

Themes and Variations

Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich ยท Arts / Literature

Publication of "Themes & Variations"

Theses on Industry

Trotsky, Leon ยท Government / Government of Russia

Produces Theses on Industry while arguing for stronger economic planning and industrial development.

Triumvirate

Zinoviev, Grigory Yevseyevich ยท Government / Government of Russia

During Lenins illness, Zinoviev, his close associate Kamenev, and Joseph Stalin formed a ruling triumvirate (or troika) in the Communist Party, playing a key role in the marginalization of Leon Trotsky

Triumvirate

Zinoviev, Grigory Yevseyevich ยท Member of Ruling Triumvirate ยท Government / Government of Russia

The triumvirate carefully managed the intra-party debate and delegate selection process in autumn 1923 during the run-up to the XIIIth Party Conference and secured a vast majority of the seats

Visit to Geneva

Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich ยท Geneva ยท Government / Government of Russia

Visits Barthou in Geneva to discuss a Soviet-French pact

Vologda School Graduation

Shalamov, Varlam ยท Arts / Literature

Shalamov completed his schooling in Vologda before leaving for Moscow and entering working life.

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