The Lead-Up to and Aftermath of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine On Feb. 24, 2022, the world watched as Russia invaded its neighboring country, Ukraine. How did the two countries, once tied together by the Soviet Union, get to this point? These are the major events that led to the crisis...
Pan-Asianist Raphael Zotov writesThe Last Descendant of Genghis Khan, seeks to create proto-Asian society by reconnecting with Russia's Mongol roots Top 1820-1833 Aleksandr Pushkin, father of modern Russian literature, seeks inspiration from Russian history, builds national identity, creates modern ...
May: Lenin suffers the first of several strokes. December: Lenin proclaims the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a federation of all soviet states. December: Lenin dictates his ‘political testament’, a series of letters containing his views about the future of Soviet Russia, the Communist Pa...
Timeline of the Russian Revolution 1887 May 8 (May 20 NS):Lenin's brother, Alexander Ulyanov, is hanged for plotting to kill Czar Alexander III. 1894 October 20 (November 1 NS):Czar Alexander III dies after a sudden illness and his son,Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia. ...
29 Jan 1933 Germany The SA organization of the Nazi Party was mobilized in Berlin, Germany to guard against what turned out to be a false rumor of a coup d'état against Adolf Hitler's attempt to become the German Chancellor. [Berlin | CPC]...
Battle of Kursk, July 5 to August 23, 1943 Military history's largest tank battle takes place on the Eastern Front involving an estimated 6,000 tanks, 4,000 aircraft and 2 million soldiers. In its last blitzkrieg offensive, Germany attacks the Red Army nearKursk, Russia, but due to delays...
John Maynard Keynes predicts economic chaos from the Treaty of VersaillesWorld War I 1917 The Great Halifax ExplosionWorld War ISign up for Video of the Day Get a FREE featured video sent right to your inbox, every weekday. Tune in to history with a mix of timely short videos and fascinat...
The year 1941 was one of escalation around the world. Italy may have been defeated in Greece, but that didn't mean that Germany wouldn't take the country. Then it was on to Yugoslavia and Russia. Germany broke its pact with the Soviet Union and invaded there, but the winter and Soviet...
This timeline is composed of events that take place in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume I (LGV1), Volume II (LGV2), The Black Dossier (BLKD), the three issues of Volume III: Century (CENT), the side-stories "Nemo: Heart Of Ice" and "Nemo: Th
Moldavia loses its eastern territory east of river Prut (also called Bessarabia) to Russia. 1856 The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia — for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secure their autonomy. 1859 Alexandru Ioan Cuza is elected to the thrones of Moldav...