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1953 in Russia
Explore 72 historical events and records for Russia in 1953.
Historical records for Russia in 1953
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January
Assassination of Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov
9 Russian & 6 Jewish doctors confess to the murder of Andrei Zhdanov
Persecution
Stalins anti-Semitism becomes official state policy
Plot
9 Russian & 6 Jewish doctors confess to the murder of Andrei Zhdanov
Plot
Stalin arrests & charges 9 Kremlin doctors for plotting to kill Russian leaders. Outbreak of the Doctors Plot
Plot
9 Russian & 6 Jewish doctors confess to the murder of Andrei Zhdanov
February
Plot
28 doctors & their wives are arrested
March
Health of Joseph Stalin
Suffers from a stroke, doctors are frightened to treat him
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's
Death of Joseph Stalin
Death of Joseph Stalin
Death of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
Death of Joseph Stalin
First Secretary
Appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party
Prime Minister of Russia
Appointed Prime Minister of Russia
Stalin Death Leadership Transition
Enters the collective leadership struggle that follows Joseph Stalin's death.
Stalin Death Reaction
Comments on Stalin’s death and Soviet uncertainty.
Burial
Funeral of Joseph Stalin
Resignation of Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov
Resigns as 1st Secretary
Military Political Promotion
Receives promotion to lieutenant general while serving in senior military political administration.
Navy Political Directorate
Is transferred to senior political administration in the Soviet Navy after Stalin's death.
Party Secretariat Appointment
Becomes a secretary of the Communist Party Secretariat following Stalin's death.
Plot
Dismisses the "doctors plot" as "provocation & fake"
Secretary
Appointed Secretary of the Party Secretariat, 1 of 5
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence, 2nd term
June
Demonstrations
Demonstrators march on the East German Government
Demonstrations
Russia sends in troops & tanks to quell demonstrations in east German cities
Arrest of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Beria is arrested for being an agent
Arrest of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Arrested by Khruschev for allegedly planning a coup
Arrest of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Has Beria arrested for allegedly staging a coup
Arrest of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Supports the leadership coalition that arrests Lavrenti Beria and removes him from the post-Stalin power struggle.
Coup
Arrested by Khruschev for allegedly planning a coup
Coup
Has Beria arrested for allegedly staging a coup
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's of Azerbaijan
Demonstrations
Demonstrations breakout in Pilsen
Strike
Strikes breakout in Romania. Strikes breakout in Hungary
Trial
Tried for being a British agent, undermines relations between Russian nationalities
July
Campaign against Beria Network
Supports removal of officials associated with Beria as the new leadership restructures the security apparatus.
Dismissal
Dismissed after the arrest of his protector, Beria
Strike
Strikes breakout at the Vorkuta labour camps in Siberia
August
Invention of Hydrogen Bomb
Helps Russia test its own Hydrogen bomb
RDS-6s Test
Contributes to the design tested as the Soviet Union's first thermonuclear device.
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