Comecon
Comecon is established at a Moscow economic conference January 5-January 8, 1949, at which the six founding member countries are represented
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1949 in Russia
Explore 41 historical events and records for Russia in 1949.
Historical records for Russia in 1949
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January
Economy of Russia
Comecon is established at a Moscow economic conference January 5-January 8, 1949, at which the six founding member countries are represented
Comecon
Comecons foundation is publicly announced
May
Berlin Soviet Restrictions Lifted
Soviet authorities end the blockade after the Western powers maintain access through the airlift.
Blockade of Berlin
The Berlin blockade is lifted after 327 days, both sides claim victory. Calls off the Berlin Blockade after more than a year
Unification
Russia rejects a western plea for German reunification
June
Rebellion of suppressing the Berlin
Plays a part in suppressing the Berlin rebellion
Rebellion of suppressing the Berlin
Plays a part in suppressing the Berlin rebellion
August
First Soviet Atomic Test
Directs the scientific programme producing the first Soviet atomic bomb test.
First Soviet Atomic Test
The Soviet Union conducts its first atomic bomb test, ending the United States nuclear monopoly.
RDS-1 Test
The achievement marks rds-1 test as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Soviet Atomic Bomb
The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb.
September
Political Lectures
Kerensky records his position on political lectures in exile.
November
Stalin condemns Tito
Stalin condemns Tito
December
Diplomatic Negotiations at Moscow
Mao Tse-Tung has talks with Stalin in Moscow
Moscow Regional Committee Leadership
Resumes leadership of the Moscow regional party organization after leaving Ukraine.
Other events (month unknown)
AK-47 Adopted
Sees the Soviet armed forces adopt his automatic rifle design.
Arrest of Mikhail Markovich Borodin
Arrested during Stalins anti-Jewish purge
Birth of Valeri Borzov
Birth of Valeri Borzov
Comecon
The Comecon was the Eastern Blocs reply to the formation of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation in western Europe. Founds the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance to improve Soviet bloc trade. Founded by the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Romania
Commander of East Germany
Appointed Commander of the Soviet forces of occupation in East Germany
Council of Minister's
Appointed Vice Chairman of the Council of Minister's in Poland
Death of Mikhail Markovich Borodin
Death of Mikhail Markovich Borodin while under arrest
Ekibastuz Camp Experiences
Solzhenitsyn endured forced labor at Ekibastuz, an experience reflected in later fiction.
Enters Ural Polytechnic Institute
Begins studying industrial and civil construction at the Ural Polytechnic Institute.
First Secretary
Appointed First Secretary of All-Union Central Committee
Kalashnikov Rifle
The achievement marks kalashnikov rifle as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Kolyma Notebooks Poetry
Shalamov began composing poems later associated with his Kolyma Notebooks while working in a forest settlement.
Layer Cake Thermonuclear Design
Develops a layered design concept for an early Soviet thermonuclear device.
Nuclear Power
Leads Russia successful campaign to test its own atomic bomb
Nuclear Power
Russia successfully tests the atomic bomb
Politburo
Appointed Member of Politburo
Political Support at Moscow
Supports the creation of the German Democratic Republic
Povest o detstve
Publication of "Povest o detstve"
Prime Minister of Russia
Appointed Prime Minister of Russia
Resignation of Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov
Resigns as Commissar of Foreign Affairs
Return to Moscow Party Leadership
Returns to Moscow as a Central Committee secretary and senior Moscow party leader.
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
Sloika Concept
The achievement marks sloika concept as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Soviets Contest Western Security Arrangements
Stalin's government used United Nations diplomacy amid increasing tensions with Western powers.
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