1944Deportation of the Chechen Population

February – March: Chechen insurgency ends with deportation o...
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🌾 Soviet Famine and Holodomor Commence

Soviet Famine and Holodomor Commence (1930)
FamineSoviet UnionCollectivizationJoseph StalinGenocide
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

💀 End of the Great Purge

The Great Purge ends after nearly 700,000 executions.
End of the Great Purge (1938)
TotalitarianismStalinismSoviet UnionPurgesPolitical RepressionGulagCommunismJoseph StalinHuman Rights Violations
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

⚔️ Chechen Insurgency Against the Soviet Union Begins

January: Chechen insurgency begins in Soviet Union.
Chechen Insurgency Against the Soviet Union Begins (1940)
InsurgencySoviet UnionResistanceGuerrilla WarfareWorld War IIArmed Conflict
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

🏚️ German Siege of Leningrad Begins

German Siege of Leningrad Begins (1941)
World War IIEastern FrontSiegeMilitary HistorySoviet UnionAxis PowersTotal WarAtrocities
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

👣 Deportation of the Chechen Population

Deportation of the Chechen Population (1944)
World War IIEthnic CleansingForced MigrationSoviet UnionStalinismHuman RightsGenocide
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

⛓️ GULAG Disbandment Following Mass Deaths

By this time, the GULAG has been effectively disbanded, after over a million recorded deaths.
GULAG Disbandment Following Mass Deaths (1959)
Soviet UnionStalinismRepressionHuman RightsPolitical PurgesCold WarAtrocityTotalitarianism
Soviet UnionSoviet Union