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3 days ago · Russia - Stalinism, Soviet Union, Cold War: Stalin, a Georgian, surprisingly turned to “Great Russian” nationalism to strengthen the Soviet regime. During the 1930s and ’40s he promoted certain aspects of Russian history, some Russian national and cultural heroes, and the Russian language, and he held the Russians up as the elder brother for the non-Slavs to emulate.
Jun 26, 2024 · St. Petersburg - Soviet Union, Russia, History: Civil war reigned in Russia from 1918 to 1920, during which the Bolsheviks successfully defended their government against various Russian and foreign elements. In March 1918 the capital of the young Soviet state had been moved back to Moscow. The years of the civil war after the Revolution had a disastrous effect on the city’s economy. Industry ...
Jun 25, 2024 · The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. It was the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with twelve countries. A successor state to the Russian Empire, the ...
Jun 17, 2024 · Born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on October 24, 1988, Alexander Volkov initially participated in promotions like M-1 Global in Russia and Bellator MMA in the United States.
4 days ago · Since the post-World War II adjustments, the borders of the republics had remained stable, except for the 1954 transfer of Crimea from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. The Soviet republics' borders had been preserved as borders of independent Belarus and Ukraine following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
4 days ago · The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union [a] was the highest organ of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union between two congresses. According to party statutes, the committee directed all party and governmental activities. The Party Congress elected its members. During Vladimir Lenin 's leadership of the Communist ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Historical coats of arms. 1882–1917. The Greater Arms of the Russian Empire (1882–1917) The Lesser Arms of the Russian Empire (1883–1917) 1917–1923. Coat of arms of the Russian Republic (1917), later readopted by the Bank of Russia. Emblem of Russian SFSR (1918–1920) Coat of arms of the Russian State (1918–1920) 1923–1993.
