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Russia in 1927

Historical records for Russia in 1927, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

33Records
19Events
8Named people
5Places
4Categories

Historical records

January

6 January 1927Exile of Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

Oppositionists including Trotsky are exiled by Stalin

9 January 1927Exile of Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

Has Trotsky exiled

May

25 May 1927Declaration of 84Leon Trotsky

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Opposition forwards its case to the Politburo against "Socialism in one country"

27 May 1927Break in Diplomatic Relations with RussiaJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

Britain severs diplomatic relations with Russia

October

21 October 1927Plenum of Central CommitteeLeon Trotsky

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Forces a discussion of Lenins Testament at the Plenum. Criticizes Stalin at the Plenum. Claims the Politburo has betrayed the Revolution

25 October 1927Plenum of Central CommitteeJoseph Stalin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Decides to break the truce with the internal Communist Party opposition

26 October 1927Conference of Communist PartyJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

The opposition is not allowed to speak. Describes the opposition as a "combination of castrated forces"

October 1927PurgeLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

Trotsky and Zinoviev are expelled from the Central Committee

November

7 November 1927DemonstrationsLeon Trotsky

Leningrad · Government / Government of Russia

Stages street demonstrations on the 10th anniversarry of the October Revolution

12 November 1927Bolshevik PartyLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

When the United Opposition tried to organize demonstrations commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Bolshevik seizure of power in November 1927, the demonstrators were dispersed by force and Trotsky and Zinoviev were expelled from the Communist Party

12 November 1927PurgeJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

Trotsky is expelled from the Communist Party, leaving Stalin in undisputed control

12 November 1927PurgeLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

When the United Opposition tried to organize demonstrations commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Bolshevik seizure of power in November 1927, the demonstrators were dispersed by force and Trotsky and Zinoviev were expelled from the Communist Party. Trotsky is expelled from the Communist Party, leaving Stalin in undisputed control

23 November 1927Russian Emigre MovementAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Paris · Humanities / Lectures

Kerensky participates in russian emigre movement during his political career.

November 1927PurgeLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

Dismissed by Stalin from the Central Committee

December

14 December 1927China & Russia break off diplomatic relationsJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

China & Russia break off diplomatic relations

December 1927Economy of RussiaJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

The 1st 5 yr plan is promised by the Communist Party

December 1927Five Year PlanJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

The 1st 5 yr plan is promised by the Communist Party

December 1927PurgeLev Borisovich Kamenev

Government / Government of Russia

When the XVth Party Congress made Opposition views incompatible with membership in the Communist Party, Zinoviev, Kamenev and their supporters capitulated and renounced their alliance with the Left Opposition. Leading supporters, from Kamenev down, were expelled in December 1927 by the XVth Party Congress, which paved the way for mass expulsions of rank and file oppositionists as well as internal exile of opposition leaders in early 1928

December 1927PurgeJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

When the XVth Party Congress made Opposition views incompatible with membership in the Communist Party, Zinoviev, Kamenev and their supporters capitulated and renounced their alliance with the Left Opposition

December 1927PurgeLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

Leading supporters, from Kamenev down, were expelled in December 1927 by the XVth Party Congress, which paved the way for mass expulsions of rank and file oppositionists as well as internal exile of opposition leaders in early 1928

December 1927PurgeLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

When the United Opposition tried to organize demonstrations commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Bolshevik seizure of power in November 1927, the demonstrators were dispersed by force and Trotsky and Zinoviev were expelled from the Communist Party.

December 1927PurgeLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

When the XVth Party Congress made Opposition views incompatible with membership in the Communist Party, Zinoviev, Kamenev and their supporters capitulated and renounced their alliance with the Left Opposition.

December 1927PurgeGrigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev

Government / Government of Russia

When the XVth Party Congress made Opposition views incompatible with membership in the Communist Party, Zinoviev, Kamenev and their supporters capitulated and renounced their alliance with the Left Opposition

Other Events

1927CominternJoseph Stalin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Expels all opposition from the International during a Comintern Executive meeting

1927Exile JournalismAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Paris · Humanities / Journalism

Publishes articles aimed at Russian emigre audiences.

1927Exile of Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky

Almata · Government / Government of Russia

Exiled to Almata

1927Kursk Technical School GraduationLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev

Kursk · Government / Government of Russia

Graduates from the Kursk land-management and reclamation technical school.

1927Land Surveying CareerLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev

Kursk · Government / Government of Russia

Begins work as a land surveyor and local administrator after completing technical training.

1927Platform of the OppositionLeon Trotsky

Politics / Bolshevik Party

Helps formulate the Platform of the Opposition, presenting the United Opposition's economic and political criticisms of the party leadership.

1927PurgeKarl Bernhardovich Radek

Government / Government of Russia

Expelled from the Communist Party for being a Trotskyist

1927PurgeJoseph Stalin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Expels all opposition from the International during a Comintern Executive meeting. At the 15th Congress expels 75 of the Opposition & 18 Democratic Centrists

1927PurgeGrigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev

Government / Government of Russia

Expelled from the Communist Party

1927The Unburning BushSergey Nikolayevich Bulgakov

Government / Government of Russia

Publication of "The Unburning Bush"

Names involved

Alexander Fedorovich KerenskyGrigory Yevseyevich ZinovievJoseph StalinKarl Bernhardovich RadekLeon TrotskyLeonid Ilyich BrezhnevLev Borisovich KamenevSergey Nikolayevich Bulgakov

Places involved

AlmataKurskLeningradMoscowParis

Provenance

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