In December of 1922 the First Congress of People’s Deputies of the USSR approved the Declaration and the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR. The Treaty proclaimed that 4 independent socialist republics: the RSFSR (Russia), the YUSSR (Ukraine), the … Read More
The draft Declaration was written by Vladimir Lenin. The Declaration of the Rights of the Working and Exploited People was one of the first and most important constitutional acts of the Soviet Republic, which was aimed at legislating the achievements of … Read More
Alexander ‘Sasha’ Pechersky was born on 22 February 1909 in Kremenchuka, Russian Empire (today Ukraine) and died on 19 January 1990. He was one of the organizers, and the leader, of the most successful uprising and mass-escape of Jews from … Read More
The decree ordered the opening of new orphanages, established the procedure for the permanent family placement of children. Children left without parental care were adopted all over the country. Residents of the Central Asian republics often took many children into … Read More
On 24 January 1848, the Gold Rush began in the USA. It all started at the Sutter’s Mill near the town of Coloma. James Marshall, who worked for John Sutter, discovered the pieces of gold on the American River and … Read More
On 17 January 1921, the decree of the Council of People’s Commissars of the RSFSR On Aircraft Movement was issued. With the development of civil aviation, there was a need to create an air traffic control system as well. The … Read More
On 15 January 1831, the owner of the Ural iron-smelting plants, Pavel Demidov, established the Prize to promote the success of the sciences. In 1993, the tradition of awarding the Demidov Prize was resumed. To create the award foundation, Demidov … Read More
On 5 January 1724, Peter I issued a decree On pulling out the nostrils of convicts and prisoners of war. It was told to take out the nostrils of the convicts sent to eternal hard labour right to the bone … Read More
The Execution of Pugachev: ‘Forgive me, Orthodox people’ (Painting by Viktor Matorin) On (10) 21 January 1775, Yemelyan Pugachev was executed in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow. Yemelyan Pugachev was a Don Cossack. He proclaimed himself Emperor Peter III, organized … Read More
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE was born on 15 September 1890 into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay (a seaside town in Devon, England). She was home schooled. She worked as a nurse during the First World … Read More
