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1929 in Russia

Explore 34 historical events and records for Russia in 1929.

Historical records for Russia in 1929

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January

Exile of Joseph Stalin

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

Stalins proposal to exile Trotsky from Russia is accepted by the Politburo

Political Lectures

Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich ยท Europe ยท Revolutionary Politics ยท Politics / Cold War

Kerensky records his position on political lectures in exile.

Exile of Joseph Stalin

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

Has Trotsky exiled to Turkey. Exiles Trotsky & Zinoviev, marks the end of legal opposition in the party. Exiles Trotsky & Zinoviev marking the end of legal opposition in the party

Exile of Leon Trotsky

Trotsky, Leon ยท Government / Government of Russia

Trotsky is expelled from Russia

Opposition

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

The word "opposition" is no longer used

February

Litvinov Protocol

Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich ยท Government / Government of Russia

Signed by the Soviet Union, Poland, Romania, Latvia and Estonia, in which those countries promise not to use force to settle their disputes (this was seen as an Eastern Kellogg-Briand Pact)

Litvinov Protocol

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

Litvinov Protocol between Russia, Estonia, Latvia & Poland renouncing war

Litvinov Protocol

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

The Litinow Pprotocol, a non-aggression pact between Russia, Romania, Poland Lithuania and Estonia

Exile of Leon Trotsky

Trotsky, Leon ยท Government / Government of Russia

Trotsky is refused political asylum in France

April

Exile of Leon Trotsky

Trotsky, Leon ยท Government / Government of Russia

Trotsky is refused political asylum in Germany

July

Exile of Leon Trotsky

Trotsky, Leon ยท Government / Government of Russia

Trotsky is refused political asylum in Britain

August

Death of Serge Diagilev

Diagilev, Serge ยท Arts / Ballet

Death of Sergei Diagilev

October

Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations

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

Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations

November

Dismissal

Bukharin, Nikolai ยท Member of Politburo ยท Government / Government of Russia

Dismissed from the Politburo

Other events (month unknown)

Bratislava Declaration

Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich ยท Government / Government of Russia

Promises to protect socialism in Czechoslovakia, to keep the Bratislava Declaration, to denounce the 14th Party Congress and its resolutions, to restrain critical Czechoslovak media and to reject interference in the Eastern Bloc

Commander of Far East Red Army

Blyukher, Vasily Konstantinovich ยท Commander of Far East Red Army ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the Far Eastern Red Army

Commander of Siberia

Blucher, Vasily Konstantinovich ยท Siberia ยท Commander of Siberia ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of Eastern Siberia

Congress of Communist Party, 15th

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

The NEP is replaced by a 5 yr plan at the 15th Party Congress

Economy of Russia

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

The NEP is replaced by a 5 yr plan at the 15th Party Congress. Kulaks respond to increased collectivization by reducing output & slaughtering stock

Education

Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeyevich ยท Moscow ยท Government / Government of Russia

Sent by his local party to the Stalin Industrial Academy

First Political Arrest

Shalamov, Varlam ยท Arts / Literature

Shalamov was arrested after a police raid on an underground printing operation distributing political leaflets.

Five Year Plan

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

The NEP is replaced by a 5 yr plan at the 15th Party Congress

Imperialism and the World Economy

Bukharin, Nikolai ยท Science / Humanities

Publication of "Imperialism & the World Economy"

Ladder of Jacob

Bulgakov, Sergey Nikolayevich ยท Government / Government of Russia

Publication of "Ladder of Jacob"

Moscow Protocol

Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich ยท Government / Government of Russia

Promises to protect socialism in Czechoslovakia, to keep the Bratislava Declaration, to denounce the 14th Party Congress and its resolutions, to restrain critical Czechoslovak media and to reject interference in the Eastern Bloc

Open Letter to the Workers of the USSR

Trotsky, Leon ยท Government / Government of Russia

Addresses Soviet workers from exile after his deportation from the Soviet Union.

Pact between Kellogg-Briand Signatory Nations

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

Forestalls a possible formation of an anti-Soviet front by the Kellogg Pact states

Purge

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

Expels TU leader Tomsky for opposition to industrialization & collectivization. Expels the "right opposition" ftom the CP. Expels Rykov from the CP for opposition to industrialization & collectivization. Expels Bukharin from the CP for opposition to industrialization & collectivization

Revolution Analysis

Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich ยท Paris ยท Author ยท Humanities / Politics

Analyses causes of the Provisional Government collapse.

Stalin Industrial Academy

Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeyevich ยท Moscow ยท Government / Government of Russia

Is sent by the Communist Party to study at the Stalin Industrial Academy in Moscow.

The Defense of the Soviet Union and the Opposition

Trotsky, Leon ยท Government / Government of Russia

Writes The Defense of the Soviet Union and the Opposition, defining his position toward the Soviet state from exile.

Treaty of East European

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

Forestalls a possible formation of an anti-Soviet front by the Kellogg Pact states

Vishera Labour Camp Transfer

Shalamov, Varlam ยท Arts / Literature

Shalamov was sent to the Vishera labour camp, an experience that informed his subsequent autobiographical writing.

Writers Union

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

Founds a conformist Writers Union

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