WebJoseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1952) and Chairman of the …

WebVladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as the president of Russia since 2012, having previously served between 2000 and 2008. He was the prime minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012, thus having served continuously as either president or prime …

WebNikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (15 April [O.S. 3 April] 1894 – 11 September 1971) was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and chairman of the country's Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964. During his rule, Khrushchev stunned the communist world with his denunciation of Stalin's crimes, and embarked on a …

WebThe Premier of the Soviet Union (Russian: Глава Правительства СССР) was the head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The office had four different names throughout its existence: Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1923–1946), Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1946–1991), Prime Minister (January …

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WebOct 20, 2022 · That means the impact could spread far beyond the agency’s payday lending rule. "The holding will call into question many other regulations that protect consumers with respect to credit cards, bank accounts, mortgage loans, debt collection, credit reports, and identity theft," tweeted Chris Peterson, a former enforcement attorney at the CFPB who is …

WebLes emprunts russes sont une série d'emprunts lancés sur les marchés financiers occidentaux au profit de l'Empire russe durant tout le XIX e siècle et jusqu'en 1916.Les plus grosses tranches sont émises sur la place de Paris de 1888 à 1914 [1].L'expression est passée dans le langage courant en raison de l'importance des sommes empruntées et le …

WebAfter the Russian February Revolution of 1917, the Provisional Government dissolved the Tsarist police and set up the People's Militsiya.The subsequent Russian October Revolution of 1917 saw a seizure of state power led by Lenin and the Bolsheviks, who established a new Bolshevik regime, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). The …

WebGeorgy Maximilianovich Malenkov (6 December [O.S. 23 November] 1901 – 14 January 1988) was a Soviet politician who briefly succeeded Joseph Stalin as the leader of the Soviet Union.However, at the insistence of the rest of the Presidium, he relinquished control over the party apparatus in exchange for remaining Premier and first among equals within the …

WebSince then, the Russian Federation has assumed the Soviet Union's rights and obligations. Ukraine has refused to recognize exclusive Russian claims to succession of the USSR and claimed such status for Ukraine as well, which was codified in Articles 7 and 8 of its 1991 law On Legal Succession of Ukraine. Since its independence in 1991, Ukraine ...

WebThe arms industry, also known as the arms trade, is a global industry which manufactures and sells weapons and military technology.It consists of a commercial industry involved in the research and development, engineering, production, and servicing of military material, equipment, and facilities. Arms-producing companies, also referred to as arms dealers, or …

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WebOn February 26, 2021, Belarus started producing Russian vaccines Sputnik on its soil, expecting to produce sufficient vaccines to start mass vaccination beginning in April 2021. As of June 26, 2021, 11.3 percent of the population has received one vaccination dose, and 7.5 percent are fully vaccinated. Belarus also aims at developing its own ...