Russian events

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    Russian Events

  • A great famine kills 500,000 people

  • Japanese attack Russia at Manchuria and Korea

    Japanese attack Russia at Manchuria and Korea
  • Capital of Russia changes from St. Petersburg to Moscow

    Capital of Russia changes from St. Petersburg to Moscow
  • The USA recognizes the Soviet Union

    The USA recognizes the Soviet Union
    The United States establishes diplomatic relations with Russia
  • The Great Purge

    The Great Purge
    2.5 million Soviet citizens are arrested and 700,000 are executed
  • Germany invades the Soviet Union

    Germany invades the Soviet Union
  • The Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb

    The Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb
  • Krushev visits the USA

    Krushev visits the USA