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Jun 30, 2024 · The Central Committee of the 18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) was in session from 1939 until 1952, and was replenished in 1941. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Orgburo and the Party Control Commission.
6 days ago · Grigory Romanov, Central Committee secretary for the military economy and previously party boss in Leningrad, and Viktor Grishin, Moscow party leader, both decided to try for the highest office in the land, that of party leader.
Jul 9, 2024 · The first track was the responsibility of the Comintern ( Third International) under Grigory Zinovyev and Karl Radek; the second, of the Narkomindel (foreign commissariat) directed from 1920 to 1930 by the timid and cultured prewar nobleman, Georgy Chicherin.
2 days ago · On the night of August 26, he tried to siege the fortress of Grigory Zass, ultimately seeking revenge for his destroyed village, but failed. [144] In September 26, he was killed in a battle against the Russians.
Jul 9, 2024 · The myth of Rasputin, the Mad Monk, is well-known: He was a scheming sexual predator who insinuated himself into court life with devastating effects on Russia’s royal family. The reality — what we know of it — is much more nuanced.
Jul 9, 2024 · The F-34 gun was ready for production by this time but interference by the head of the Red Army's Main Artillery Directorate, Grigory Kulik over tank appropriations scared the relevant bureacrats from approving the superior gun.
3 days ago · In 1905, Trotsky formulated his theory of permanent revolution, which later became a defining characteristic of Trotskyism. The theory of permanent revolution addressed how such feudal regimes were to be overthrown and how socialism could establish itself, given the lack of economic prerequisites.
