January 1938Candidate Politburo MembershipNikita Sergeyevich Khruschev
Becomes a candidate member of the Politburo as his national influence expands.
Historical records for Russia in 1938, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Becomes a candidate member of the Politburo as his national influence expands.
Is sent to Ukraine to lead the Communist Party organization after extensive purges of its leadership.
Nikolay Bukharin, a revolutionary economist who helped edit Pravda with Lenin, is put on trial and executed in the purges
Nikolay Bukharin, a revolutionary economist who helped edit Pravda with Lenin, is put on trial and executed in the purges
Death of Nikolai Bukharin
Executed by a bullet in the back of the head
Stalin has Bukharin purged & then executed
Accused of plotting to kill Lenin during the Brest Litovsk negotiations in 1918
Accused of plotting to kill Lenin during the Brest Litovsk negotiations in 1918
Stalin promises to support Czech if it is attacked by Germany
Will help Czech against Germany if Romania & Poland allow passage of Russian troops
Will help Czech against Germany if Romania & Poland allow passage of Russian troops. Rumania & Poland refuse to allow passage of Russian troops
Is confirmed as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine.
Russian troops begin to clash with the Japanese on the border of Manzhouguo
Commands the 32nd Infantry Division against the Japanese
Scores a notable victory over the Japanese
Signs the Geraman-Russisan Non Aggression Pact with Ribbentrop in Moscow
Proposes staff talks & a conference to condemn German aggression. Proposes staff talks & a conference to allow Russian troop access to Czech
Declares Russias commitment to support its Treaty obligations with France & Czech
Declares Russias commitment to support its Treaty obligations with France & Czech
Litvinov criticized the exclusion of the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia from the Munich conference.
Kerensky continues political activity connected with coalition negotiations.
Appointed Adviser to Chiang Kai-shek
Composes, "Romeo & Juliet". Composes, "Alexander Nevsky"
Proposes a 4 power conference to discuss the anschluss, turned down by Britain. Delivers a report warning Russia about anshcluss between Germany & Austria
Arrested & dies from his beatings
Assassination of Lev Sedov, Trotskys son, by Stalins secret police
Assassination of Lev Sedov, Trotskys son, by Stalins secret police
"with the preservation of the capitalist system a long & enduring peace is impossible"
Appointed Chairman of the Soviet State Bank
Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State
Trotsky and his supporters founded the 4th International, which was intended to be a revolutionary and internationalist alternative to the Stalinist Comintern
Appointed Commissar for Internal Affairs
Appointed Commissar of Internal Affairs
Death of Aleksei Ivanovich Rykov, Stalin has Rykov purged & then executed
Death of Vasily Konstantinovich Blyukher, from beatings in prison
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
The 3rd Five-Year Plan (1938-1941) was not as successful, due to the purging of leading Gosplan members and the outbreak of World War II
Warns that European dictatorship threatens liberal democracy.
Stalin has Rykov purged & then executed
Stalin has Rykov purged & then executed
Appointed Field Marshal
The 3rd Five-Year Plan (1938-1941) was not as successful, due to the purging of leading Gosplan members and the outbreak of World War II
Delivers a report warning Russia about anshcluss between Germany & Austria
Appointed Head of State for Russia, 2nd term
Trotsky and his supporters founded the 4th International, which was intended to be a revolutionary and internationalist alternative to the Stalinist Comintern
NKVD troops massacre over 10,000 Ukrainians
Appointed Mayor of Leningrad
Appointed Head of the NKVD, Secret Police. Appointed Head of the NKVD, during the war it carries out purges & executions
Appointed President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the USSR
The only prominent Azerbaijani official to escape the Stalinist purges
Stalin has Rykov purged & then executed
Stalin has Rykov purged & then executed
Takes charge of a department within the Dnepropetrovsk regional Communist Party organization.
Composes, "Romeo & Juliet". Composes, "Alexander Nevsky"
Writes the Transitional Program, setting out demands and strategy for the movement that establishes the Fourth International.
States Russia will honour its Treaty to defend Czech if the west does the same
States Russia will honour its Treaty to defend Czech if the west does the same
Tried in absentia by Stalin, the secret police, the GPU, are sent to hunt Trotsky down
"with the preservation of the capitalist system a long & enduring peace is impossible"
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