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Russia in 1933

Historical records for Russia in 1933, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

30Records
26Events
9Named people
5Places
7Categories

Historical records

January

1 January 1933Second Five Year PlanJoseph Stalin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Stalin launches the Second Five-Year Plan, emphasizing heavy industry, transport, steel, coal and continued central planning.

7 January 1933Five Year PlanJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

The goal of the Second Five-Year Plan (1933-1937) is the reconstruction of the entire Soviet economy and the creation of a new technical base. Stalin delivers a report on "Results of the First Five-Year Plan" at the joint plenum of the CC and CCC CPSU

7 January 1933Five Year PlanJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

The goal of the Second Five-Year Plan was the construction of twenty five to thirty thousand kilometres of new railway lines and 22 million tons of pig iron would be smelted by the end of the plan.

7 January 1933Five Year PlanJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

The goal of the Second Five-Year Plan was to increase machine production from 3 to 3.5 times, the mining of coal was increased from 90 million tons to 250 million.

7 January 1933Five Year PlanJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

The plan also projected an increase for consumer goods from 22.2 billion rubles in 1932 to 47.2 billion in 1937, the plan was only able to fulfill 85.4 percent of this target.

7 January 1933Government ReportJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

Stalin delivers a report on "Results of the First Five-Year Plan" at the joint plenum of the CC and CCC CPSU

21 January 1933Death of Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

Stalin attends the memorial meeting at the Bolshoi Theatre to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the death of Lenin

March

March 1933Baltic CanalJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

Construction of the Baltic-White Sea Canal is completed

March 1933MetroJoseph Stalin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Moscow metro is completed

April

April 1933League of NationsJoseph Stalin

Warfare / League of Nations

Russia joins the League of Nations

April 1933NeutralityJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

Russia & Germany renew the 1926 Treaty of Neutrality & Non-Aggression

April 1933Treaty of NeutralityJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

Russia & Germany renew the 1926 Treaty of Neutrality & Non-Aggression

May

1 May 1933Russian Democracy CampaignAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

New York · Politics / Exile Politics

Kerensky records his position on russian democracy campaign in exile.

June

22 June 1933BurialJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

Stalin attends the funeral of Klara Zetkin in the Red Square in Moscow

July

25 July 1933Exile of Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky

Government / Government of Russia

Granted asylum in France

November

November 1933Recognition of the USSRJoseph Stalin

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The USSR is recognized by the USA, to counteract Japans rise in the Far East

December

10 December 1933Nobel Prize in LiteratureIvan Bunin

Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for classical artistry in Russian prose.

Other Events

1933Anti-Totalitarian WarningAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky

Paris · Politics / Exile Politics

Warns against dictatorship from both left and right.

1933At the Metro-Vickers trial British technologists in Russia are charged with espionageJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

At the Metro-Vickers trial British technologists in Russia are charged with espionage

1933Build Communist Parties and an International AnewLeon Trotsky

Politics / International, 3rd

Calls for new Communist parties and a new international after concluding that the existing Comintern cannot be reformed.

1933Economy of RussiaJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

The goal of the Second Five-Year Plan (1933-1937) is the reconstruction of the entire Soviet economy and the creation of a new technical base

1933Exile of Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky

Royan · Government / Government of Russia

Trotsky is offered asylum in France by Daladier, he stayed first at Royan, then at Barbizon, he was not allowed to visit Paris

1933First SecretaryMir Dzhafar Abassovich Bagirov

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Azerbaijan

1933Foundations of Probability TheoryAndrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov

Moscow · Science / Mathematics

The achievement marks foundations of probability theory as an important Russian scientific milestone.

1933Industrial OutputJoseph Stalin

Moscow · Economy / Industrialization

The Soviet state prioritises heavy industrial expansion while consumer-goods targets lag behind official plans.

1933Lamb of GodSergey Nikolayevich Bulgakov

Government / Government of Russia

Publication of "Lamb of God"

1933Probability AxiomsAndrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov

Moscow · Science / Mathematics

Publishes an axiomatic foundation for modern probability theory.

1933Sen dneySemyon Solomonovich Yushkevich

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Sen dney"

1933Successfully persuades the United States to officially recognize the Soviet GovernmentMaxim Maximovich Litvinov

Government / Government of Russia

Successfully persuades the United States to officially recognize the Soviet Government

1933TrialJoseph Stalin

Government / Government of Russia

At the Metro-Vickers trial British technologists in Russia are charged with espionage

Names involved

Alexander Fedorovich KerenskyAndrey Nikolaevich KolmogorovIvan BuninJoseph StalinLeon TrotskyMaxim Maximovich LitvinovMir Dzhafar Abassovich BagirovSemyon Solomonovich YushkevichSergey Nikolayevich Bulgakov

Places involved

MoscowNew YorkParisRoyanStockholm

Provenance

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