the anniversary of the October Revolution in Russia, 100 years since the birthday of the poet Alexander Drakakhrust

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2023-11-06 23:01:00

Date of day

November 7, 1917 In 1940, the Bolshevik coup began in Russia, which went down in history as the October Revolution.

U 1995 year Alexander Lukashenko returned the day of the Bolshevik coup to the official holidays of Belarus. The number of victims of Soviet communism is estimated at 60 million people.

Also on this day

1921 – in Italy they created a fascist party led by Benito Mussolini.

1933 — the Government House opened in Minsk.

Postcard “House of the Government of the B.S.S.R. Minsk”. 1930s.

1967 — The UN adopted the Declaration against discrimination against women.

2000George W. Bush elected president of the United States.

2004 – the Belarusian service “Radio Sweden” started broadcasting.

They were born on this day

1790 – the Belarusian architect Karol Podchaszynski, who built the palace – the residence of all Vilnius rulers: from Napoleon and Count Murayev to the current president of Lithuania.

1896Mikhas Charot, Belarusian writer. He was one of the leaders of the Belarusian Communist Organization during the Polish occupation. Reed was shot on the night of October 29-30, 1937.

Cover of the book “Marina”. 1926

1918Konstantin DamoradBelarusian historian.

1923Alexander DrakakhrustBelarusian poet, translator and memoirist, a participant in the Second World War.

Alexander Drakakhrust

In memory

1948Khvedar IlyashevichBelarusian poet, journalist and historian.

1975Isak LubanBelarusian Soviet composer.

1980Lev Akinsevichhistorian

1992 — one of the ideologues of the “Prague Spring”, the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia died in a plane crash Alexander Dubchak. In August 1968, Dubchak was detained by the Soviet military and forcibly taken to Moscow. In 1989, he was elected chairman of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia.

Vaclav Havel and Alexander Dubchak, 1990.

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