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Politburo approves plans for Central Asian national delimitation

12 Juni 1924

The Politburo approved a plan to redraw Central Asia’s administrative map around designated national republics and autonomous regions. The plan proposed Uzbek and Turkmen republics and a...

Georgian uprising begins against Soviet rule

28 Augustus 1924

An armed uprising began in Georgia against Soviet rule, drawing on opposition to the loss of independence, coercive state policy and restrictions on political life. Soviet security forces crushed...

Central Asian delimitation creates Uzbek and Turkmen Soviet republics

27 Oktober 1924

The Central Executive Committee approved the reorganization of Central Asia, establishing the Uzbek and Turkmen SSRs and a Tajik autonomous republic within Uzbekistan. The reforms dismantled the...

Mongolia becomes a republic and adopts its first constitution

26 November 1924

The First State Great Khural proclaimed the Mongolian People’s Republic and adopted its first constitution, abolishing the monarchy after the Bogd Khan’s death. Mongolia was not a Soviet republic, but...

Soviet-Japanese Basic Convention signed

20 Januari 1925

The USSR and Japan signed the Basic Convention establishing diplomatic relations and agreeing on the evacuation of Japanese troops from northern Sakhalin. The settlement restored Soviet sovereignty...

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26 Februari 1925

The first volume of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia appeared, part of a project to organize knowledge and define a new socialist account of society and history. The encyclopedia reflected real expansion...

Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formally proclaimed

15 Maart 1925

The Tajik ASSR was formally proclaimed within the Uzbek SSR after national delimitation assigned Tajik-majority areas to an autonomous unit inside a larger Uzbek republic. The new institution gave...

Fourteenth Party Conference opens and advances “socialism in one country”

27 April 1925

The Fourteenth Party Conference debated the pace of industrial development and the prospects for building socialism within the USSR. Stalin and his allies argued that socialism could be built in one...

Uzbek and Turkmen SSRs enter the Soviet Union as union republics

13 Mei 1925

The Uzbek and Turkmen republics were formally admitted to the USSR as union republics. Their new status gave them constitutional institutions and a nominal right to secede, while union ministries...

Japanese occupation forces leave northern Sakhalin

15 Mei 1925

Japanese troops completed their withdrawal from northern Sakhalin under the 1925 Soviet-Japanese settlement, restoring Soviet control over the territory. Japan retained economic concessions in oil and...

Soviet Union and Turkey sign a neutrality and non-aggression treaty

17 December 1925

The Soviet Union and Turkey signed a treaty of neutrality and non-aggression, extending diplomatic ties between two states formed from former Russian and Ottoman imperial spaces. The pact served...

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