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Born
1879: Joseph Stalin was born, as Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, in the city of Gori, Georgia on 21st December. -
Appointed to the CCP
Bolsheviks officially separate from Social Democrats, Stalin appointed to the Party's Central Committee by Lenin. -
Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance
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WWI starts
Outbreak of World War I. -
Revolution starts
The Russian Revolution started in March. The provisional government took over after the fall of the Tsar's government. -
October Revolution
In November, the Bolsheviks seized power after overthrowing the provisional government. -
General Secretary
Stalin is elected General Secretary of the Communist Party -
Lenin dies
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15th Party Congress
Stalin attacked the 'United Opposition' of Zinoviev, Kamenev, and Trotsky -
First Five Year Plan
COLLECTIVIZATION -
Second Five Year Plan
Industrialization -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
August 23, 1939: ·Nazi-Soviet Pact is signed in Moscow -
Operation Barbarossa
Nazis invade Russia -
Stalingrad Battle won by Russia
Decisive turning point in war -
Yalta
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Potsdam
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Control over Czechoslovakia
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Death
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Great Purge
