October 16: In memory of Lev Tikhomirov
On October 16, 1923, Lev Tikhomirov, a Narodnaya Volya member who became a monarchist, died in Sergiev Posad. His path from revolution and terror to monarchy.
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History
October 13: In memory of traveler Pyotr Chikhachev
On October 13, 1890, Pyotr Chikhachev, a Russian traveler, explorer of Altai and discoverer of the Kuznetsk coal basin, died in Italy.
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October 11: Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev against armed uprising
Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev spoke out against the Bolsheviks' armed uprising. The letter "On the Current Situation" was distributed to party organizations.
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The village of Musorka in the Samara region
The village of Musorka in the Samara region: the name has nothing to do with waste, there was an attempt to blow up the church, and the residents refused to rename the village.
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Monument to the KGB general in Yekaterinburg
A monument to KGB General Ivan Ustinov, head of the Third Directorate of the USSR KGB, was unveiled in Yekaterinburg. During the war, he served in the SMERSH counterintelligence agency.
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A book about the repressions in Kenozerye was published at the national park.
Repressions in Kenozero: a book with the first list of names of 273 people repressed during collectivization was published in a national park in the Arkhangelsk region.
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A silver treasure was found in the Leningrad region.
A silver hoard was discovered in the Leningrad region during excavations at the Tiverskoye settlement: a Kunstkamera expedition discovered the region's richest treasure.
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October 5: The first sound film screening in the USSR took place on Nevsky Prospekt in Leningrad.
On October 5, 1929, the first sound film screening in the USSR took place at the Znanie cinema in Leningrad, using a system developed by inventor Alexander Shorin.
"History of Russia in Comics" from the Ancient Slavs to Putin has been published.
Bombora Publishing House released a comic book about Russian history. The book received negative reviews for its propaganda overtones.
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Construction set from a "sharashka"
On September 27, 1938, the distinguished designer Sergei Korolev was sentenced to 10 years in a forced labor camp. He was lucky, one might say—the initial plan was to execute him.
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Ostankino TV Tower: Construction History – September 27
On September 27, 1960, the foundation of the Ostankino TV Tower was laid. Construction history: Nikitin's design, steel cables, a restaurant, and the fire of 2000.
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On September 26, 1935, Pyotr Kozlov, a traveler and explorer of Mongolia and Tibet who discovered the Tangut “dead city” of Khara-Khoto, died.
September 26: In memory of the traveler Pyotr Kozlov, who discovered the "dead city" of Khara-Khoto On September 26, 1935, 71-year-old Pyotr Kozlov, a traveler, archaeologist, and ethnographer, died in Peterhof. A researcher of Mongolia and Tibet, he discovered the Tangut language.
Unguarded. A city of street children.
How the Ugreshskaya labor commune re-educated children without barbed wire
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Modest Korf: Pushkin's classmate and censor. September 23
On September 23, 1800, Modest Korf was born in St. Petersburg. He was Pushkin’s lyceum classmate, a censor under Nicholas I, and a reformer of the Public Library.
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Ivan Gorbunov: the writer and actor's birthday is September 22
On September 22, 1831, Ivan Gorbunov was born - a writer, actor of the Alexandrinsky Theatre and master of oral stories, author of "General Dityatin".
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Where, where? In Non-Moscow! The village of Batareika
Where, where? In Non-Moscow! The village of Batareika. The country's map is full of unusual names: for example, the village of Morozilka and the village of Zhadiny, and recently we told you about the villages of Dadai Budushcheye. This time, it's the village of
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Thaddeus Bellingshausen: the birthday of the discoverer of Antarctica. September 20
September 20, 1778 was the birthday of Thaddeus Bellingshausen, the navigator whose expedition on the Vostok and Mirny discovered Antarctica in 1820.
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Michael Jackson's 1993 Moscow Visit: Key Facts
"Stranger in Moscow": How Michael Jackson's Legendary Visit to Russia Went On September 15, 1993, a concert took place that forever changed Russian show business—Michael Jackson performed in Moscow for the first time. A torrential
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Dmitry Karakozov: assassination attempt on Alexander II. September 15
On September 15, 1866, Dmitry Karakozov, a revolutionary who had shot Alexander II, was hanged in St. Petersburg. This was the first terrorist attack in Russian history.
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Anna Jaclar: Kovalevskaya's sister and Dostoevsky's muse
On September 14, 1887, Anna Jaclar (Korvin-Krukovskaya), a writer, participant in the Paris Commune, sister of Sofia Kovalevskaya and muse of Dostoevsky, died.
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Where, where? In Non-Moscow! The village of Paradise.
Where, where? In Non-Moscow! The village of Rai. The country's map is full of unusual names: for example, the village of Morozilka and the village of Zhadiny, and recently we told you about the village of Dada and the almost uninhabited village of Pyramid. Today
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Execution in the Medvedev Forest near Orel, September 11, 1941
On September 11, 1941, in the Medvedev Forest near Orel, the NKVD executed 157 political prisoners, including Maria Spiridonova and Christian Rakovsky.
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Muravyov-Vilensky: In Memory of "Muravyov the Hangman." September 10
On September 10, 1866, Mikhail Muravyov-Vilensky, “Muravyov the Hangman,” who suppressed the Polish uprising and Russified the Northwestern Territory, died.
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