7 January 1946Independence of RussiaJoseph Stalin
Russia, Britain, the USA & France recognize Austria with its 1937 boundaries
Historical records for Russia in 1946, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Russia, Britain, the USA & France recognize Austria with its 1937 boundaries
Makes an "electoral speech" attacking leading intellectuals
Marshal Tito is personally received by Stalin during his visit to Moscow
Kerensky continues political activity connected with anti-bolshevik activity.
US Secretary of State Burns protests about how Russia has stripped assets from Hungary
Walks out of the Allied Control Commission
Orders the launch the Communist Information Bureau in response to the Marshall Plan
Appointed Head of the Allied Control Commission in Hungary
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the USSR
Soviet scientists achieve their first nuclear chain reaction
Any favarouble references to the Tsars are removed from school text books
Speaks about the origins of Bolshevism as the Cold War begins.
Appointed Commander in Chief, Land Forces
Founds the Council of Minister's
Replaces the Council of Peoples Commissars as the Government of Russia. Founds the Council of Minister's. Commissars become ministers
A cult of Stalin begins
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, 1st term
The 4th Five-Year Plan (1946-1950) drastically improves the standard of living for the common citizen from a very low level
Performs pioneering experimental transplantation of the heart and lungs in animals.
The 4th Five-Year Plan (1946-1950) drastically improves the standard of living for the common citizen from a very low level
Imprisons between 7 million & 12 million in the Gulags
Appointed Minister of Finance
Appointed Member of Politburo
Appointed Member of Politburo
Appointed President of Russia
Stalin orders Beria to "finish off the outlaws in the shortest possible time"
Stalin orders Beria to "finish off the outlaws in the shortest possible time"
Stalin orders Beria to "finish off the outlaws in the shortest possible time"
Stalin orders Beria to "finish off the outlaws in the shortest possible time"
About 8,000 anti-communist partisans are killed in the Ukraine
About 8,000 anti-communist partisans are killed in the Ukraine
Ensures dominance of East Germany by supporting the Socialist Unity Party
Appointed Head of the Soviet Control Committee
Composes, "The Duenna"
The achievement marks thoracic organ transplantation as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Faces severe agricultural shortages and famine conditions while serving in the Ukrainian leadership.
Returns to civilian party work and helps direct postwar reconstruction in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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