neljapäev, detsember 30, 2004
This Day in History
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics established
1922: Following the 1917 Russian Revolution, four socialist republics were established on the territory of the former Russian Empire: the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, the Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. (The former grand duchies of Finland and Poland became entirely independent, as did the territories of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established by the four constituent republics on this day and effected on July 6, 1923. Subsequently, other constituent union republics were set up over the years (the independent Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were reintroduced into the union in 1940).
1922: Following the 1917 Russian Revolution, four socialist republics were established on the territory of the former Russian Empire: the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, the Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. (The former grand duchies of Finland and Poland became entirely independent, as did the territories of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established by the four constituent republics on this day and effected on July 6, 1923. Subsequently, other constituent union republics were set up over the years (the independent Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were reintroduced into the union in 1940).
