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Period: to
Russian Events
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A great famine kills 500,000 people
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Japanese attack Russia at Manchuria and Korea
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Capital of Russia changes from St. Petersburg to Moscow
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The USA recognizes the Soviet Union
The United States establishes diplomatic relations with Russia -
The Great Purge
2.5 million Soviet citizens are arrested and 700,000 are executed -
Germany invades the Soviet Union
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The Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb
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Krushev visits the USA