Soviet Union
Some of the key events about Soviet Union
- 1917The October Revolution established the world's first socialist state
- 1917The Bolshevik Revolution overthrew the provisional government, leading to civil war and the establishment of a one-party state
- 1922The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was officially formed
- 1930The Soviet Union implemented universal literacy programs
- 1932The Soviet famine of 1932-33, also known as Holodomor, resulted in millions of deaths, particularly in Ukraine
- 1934The Moscow Metro opened, becoming one of the world's most extensive and beautiful subway systems
- 1937The Great Purge began, leading to mass arrests, executions, and deportations of alleged enemies of the state
- 1939The Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Nazi Germany, secretly dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence
- 1941Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, beginning the Great Patriotic War which resulted in enormous casualties and destruction
- 1945The Soviet Union emerged as a superpower after World War II
- 1953The "Doctors' Plot" antisemitic campaign accused Jewish doctors of conspiring to assassinate Soviet leaders
- 1957The first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched into orbit
- 1961The first human spaceflight was achieved with Vostok 1
- 1962The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the Soviet Union and the United States to the brink of nuclear war
- 1965The world's first nuclear-powered icebreaker, Lenin, began operation
- 1975The Soyuz-Apollo mission marked the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight
- 1979The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, beginning a costly nine-year war
- 1986The Mir space station was launched, becoming the first modular space station
- 1986The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred, releasing large amounts of radioactive material into the environment
- 1991The Soviet Union dissolved, ending 74 years of communist rule and leading to economic collapse in many former Soviet republics
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