Birth of Boris Yeltsin
Born in Butka, Sverdlovsk Oblast, into a family with roots in the Ural region.
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1931 in Russia
Explore 24 historical events and records for Russia in 1931.
Historical records for Russia in 1931
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February
Gosplan
Gosplan is subordinated to the Sovnarkom
March
Birth of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Birth of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, Privolnoye, Stavropol krai, North Caucasus
Dyatlov Birth
Is born in the village of Atamanovo in Krasnoyarsk Krai on 3 March 1931.
Historical Analysis
Kerensky participates in historical analysis during his political career.
Other events (month unknown)
Bauman District Party Leadership
Takes charge of the Bauman district party organization in Moscow.
Commissar
Appointed Commissar for Foreign Affairs, 2nd term
Commissar
Appointed Commissar for Posts & Telegraph
Communist Party Membership
Joins the Communist Party while studying metallurgy in Dneprodzerzhinsk.
Exile Essays
Writes essays on revolution war and democracy.
Exile of Vladimir Aleksandrovich Bazarov
Exiled for heading a counter-revolutionary organisation with Gosplan
Famine
As a result of collectivization there is widespread harvest failure
Germany the Key to the International Situation
Writes Germany, the Key to the International Situation, warning that the German crisis has decisive international consequences.
Krasnaya Presnya Party Leadership
Moves to lead the Krasnaya Presnya district party committee later in the year.
Menshevik Party
A number of ex-Mensheviks are charged with planning a counter-revolution
Metallurgical Institute Studies
Returns home and begins studies at the Dneprodzerzhinsk Metallurgical Institute.
Odessa Tales
Publication of "Odessa Tales"
Purge
A number of ex-Mensheviks are charged with planning a counter-revolution. 14 professors are charged with conspiracy
Reinstatement
Rykov is reinstated after publicly recanting his opposition to Stalin
Release from Vishera
Shalamov was released from his first labour-camp sentence and later returned to Moscow.
Safe Conduct
Publication of "Safe Conduct"
Transcaucasian Republics
Appointed Head of the Commissariat for Internal Transcaucasian Republics
Trial
Tried for heading a counter-revolutionary organisation with Gosplan
Trial
Tried for heading a counter-revolutionary organisation with Gosplan
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