1881 ⟶ Pogroms Erupt in the Russian Empire

Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.
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⚔️ Polish January Uprising Against Russian Rule Begins

1863–1865: Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.⟶
Polish January Uprising Against Russian Rule Begins (1863)
RebellionNationalismPolish HistoryRussian EmpireImperialismArmed Conflict
PolandPolandRussiaRussia

💥 Pogroms Erupt in the Russian Empire

Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.⟶
Pogroms Erupt in the Russian Empire (1881)
AntisemitismPersecutionRussian EmpireViolenceDiscriminationJewish HistoryPolitical InstabilitySocial Unrest
RussiaRussiaUkraineUkraineBelarusBelarusPolandPolandMoldovaMoldova

🌾 Russian Famine Begins

Russian famine of 1921–1922 begins.⟶
Russian Famine Begins (1921)
FamineSoviet UnionCivil WarAgricultural CrisisDiseaseDroughtCollectivization
RussiaRussiaUkraineUkraineKazakhstanKazakhstan

💥 Kristallnacht: Nazi Pogrom in Germany

November 9 – 10: Kristallnacht, a pogrom of over 90 Jews in Germany.⟶
Kristallnacht: Nazi Pogrom in Germany (1938)
Nazi GermanyAntisemitismHolocaustPersecutionDiscriminationWorld War IIViolenceJews
GermanyGermany

☢️ Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

April 26: The Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine kills about 100 people.⟶
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster (1986)
Nuclear DisasterEnvironmental DisasterCold WarSoviet UnionRadiationAccidentEnergyPublic HealthTechnological Failure
UkraineUkraineBelarusBelarusRussiaRussia