1939 ⟶ Invention of the Electric Current Defibrillator

G. S. Yunyev or Naum Gurvich invented the electric current d...
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⛓️ First Gulag Inmates in the Soviet Union

First people sent to the gulag in the Soviet Union as Stalin assumes effective control.⟶
First Gulag Inmates in the Soviet Union (1929)
Soviet UnionGulagStalinPurgesRepressionTotalitarianismHuman Rights
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

🌾 Soviet Famine and Holodomor Commence

Soviet famine of 1930–1933 and Holodomor begin.⟶
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

⚡ Invention of the Electric Current Defibrillator

G. S. Yunyev or Naum Gurvich invented the electric current defibrillator⟶
Invention of the Electric Current Defibrillator (1939)
MedicineMedical TechnologyElectrical EngineeringSoviet UnionHealthcare
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

🏚️ German Siege of Leningrad Begins

September 8: 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

February – March: Chechen insurgency ends with deportation of the entire Chechen population.⟶
Deportation of the Chechen Population (1944)
World War IIEthnic CleansingForced MigrationSoviet UnionStalinismHuman RightsGenocide
Soviet UnionSoviet Union