Timeline of Voronezh

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Voronezh, Russia.

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## Prior to 20th century

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879–1240: Ancient Rus'

* Rurik • Baptism of Rus' • Russkaya Pravda

Novgorod Land|  882–1136

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Principality of Polotsk|  987–1397
Principality of Chernigov|  988–1402
Rostov-Suzdal|  1093–1157
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1240–1480: Feudal Rus'

* Council of Liubech • Council of Uvetichi • Mongol conquest • Battle of Kulikovo

Novgorod Republic|  1136–1478

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Vladimir-Suzdal|  1157–1331
Principality of Moscow|  1263–1547
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1480–1917: Tsarist Russia

* Great Stand on the Ugra River • Time of
Troubles • Zemsky Sobor • Treaty of Nystad • Petrovian reforms • 1812 Patriotic War • Decembrist Revolt • Emancipation reform • Russo-Japanese War • 1905 Revolution • October Manifesto • Second Patriotic War

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Russian Manchuria|  1900–1905
Uryankhay Krai|  1914–1921

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1917–1923: Russian Revolution

* February Revolution • Provisional Government • Dvoyevlastiye • July Days • Kornilov affair • Directorate • Constituent Assembly (election) • Bolshevik Coup • Civil War • White Guard • Red Army • Soviet-Polish War • Priamurye
Govt. • War Communism • USSR • Emigrants

Russian Republic|  1917–1918

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General Secretariat of Ukraine|  1917–1918
Russian SFSR|  1917–1922
Ukrainian SSR|  1919–1922
Byelorussian SSR|  1920–1922
Transcaucasian SFSR|  1922–1922
Russian State|  1918–1920
Provisional Priamurye Govt.|  1921–1923
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1923–1991: Soviet Era

* NEP • Cultural revolution • Korenization • Stalinism • Collectivization • Industrialization • GULAG • Great Purge • Great Patriotic War • Cold War • Warsaw Pact • Comecon • Crimea
transfer • Era of Stagnation • Afghan War • Perestroika • Chernobyl disaster • Karabakh
War • Parade of sovereignties (War of Laws)

Soviet Union|  1922–1991

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Russian SFSR|  1922–1991
Karelo-Finnish SSR| 1940–1956
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Tannu Tuva| 1921–1944

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since 1991: Modern Russia

* August Coup • Belavezha Accords • Alma-Ata
Protocol • USSR dissolution • CIS • "Near
abroad" • Constitutional crisis • Privatization • CSTO • Chechen wars (1st • 2nd) • Oligarchy • Putinism • Five-Days War • Presidential terms
amendments • Eurasian Economic Union • Annexation of Crimea • War in Donbas • 2020 amendments • Invasion of Ukraine (Prelude • Mass emigration • Debt default • Sanctions • Mobilization • 2022 annexation)

Russian Federation|  1991–present

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Republic of Tatarstan|  1994–present
Chechen Republic|  2000–present
Republic of CrimeaA|  2014–present
Donetsk People's RepublicAB|  2022–present
Luhansk People's RepublicAB|  2022–present
Kherson OblastAB|  2022–present
Zaporizhzhia OblastAB|  2022–present
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^A Not internationally recognized.
^B Not fully controlled. |

Timeline

860–1721 • 1721–1796 • 1796–1855
1855–1894 • 1894–1917 • 1917–1927
1927–1953 • 1953–1964 • 1964–1982
1982–1991 • 1991–present

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* 1586 - Fortress established.[1]
* 1590 - Fort burned by Tatars.[1]
* 1694 - Shipbuilding begins.[2]
* 1703 - Fire.[1]
* 1748 - Fire.[1]
* 1773 - Fire.[1]
* 1802 - Theatre troupe established.[3]
* 1826 - Stone Bridge, Voronezh [ru] opens.
* 1833 - Braun's music shop in business (approximate date).[4]
* 1860 - Tsar Peter I monument erected.[1]
* 1868
* Rostov-on-Don-Voronezh railway begins operating.[citation needed]
* Koltsov memorial erected.[1]
* 1871
* Moscow-Voronezh railway begins operating.[citation needed]
* Koltsovsky Park [ru] opens.
* 1876 - Rostov-Voronezh railway begins operating.
* 1897 - Population: 84,015.

## 20th century

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* 1901 - Population: 84,146.[1]
* 1913 - Population: 94,800.[5]
* 1918
* Voronezh State University established.
* Sirena literary journal begins publication.
* 1926 - Population: 120,017.[2]
* 1928 - City becomes part of the Central Black Earth Region.[6]
* 1933 - Kramskoy Museum of Fine Arts [ru] opens.[7]
* 1934
* City becomes part of the newly established Voronezh Oblast.[8]
* Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion (Voronezh) (stadium) built.
* 1937 - Voronezh State University's B.M. Kozo-Polyansky Botanical Garden established.[9]
* 1938 - Voronezh Dance Academy established.[10]
* 1939 - Population: 326,836.[2]
* 1947 - Football Club Fakel Voronezh formed.
* 1954 - Vogresovsky Bridge [ru] opens.
* 1959 - Chernavsky Bridge [ru] rebuilt.
* 1963 - Voronezh Modern Youth Theatre [ru] established.
* 1965 - Population: 576,000.[11]
* 1968 - Voronezh State Opera and Ballet Theatre [ru] active.
* 1972 - Voronezh Airport begins operating.[12]
* 1979 - Population: 809,000.[13]
* 1985
* North Bridge, Voronezh [ru] opens.
* Population: 850,000.[14]
* 1989 - 27 September: Alleged Voronezh UFO incident occurs.[15]
* 1990 - Proposal for construction of nuclear plant quashed.[16]
* 2000 - City becomes part of the Central Federal District.

## 21st century

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* 2004
* Boris Skrynnikov [ru] becomes mayor.
* Bombings.[17]
* 2008 - Sergey Koliukh becomes mayor.
* 2009
* Annunciation Cathedral, Voronezh built.
* Voronezh tram system is stopped.
* 2010 - Population: 889,680.

## See also

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* Voronezh history
* History of Voronezh [ru]
* Timelines of other cities in the Central Federal District of Russia: Moscow, Smolensk

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h Britannica 1910.
2. ^ a b c Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 2046, OL 6112221M
3. ^ Richard Stites (2008). Serfdom, Society, and the Arts in Imperial Russia: The Pleasure and the Power. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-13757-6.
4. ^ Lynn M. Sargeant (2010). Harmony and Discord: Music and the Transformation of Russian Cultural Life. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-978079-2.
5. ^ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
6. ^ Malte Rolf (2013). Soviet Mass Festivals, 1917-1991. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-7868-8.
7. ^ "Russianmuseums.info". Russian Cultural Heritage Network [ru]. Retrieved 30 March 2015.+[ru]&rft_id=http://www.russianmuseums.info&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Timeline+of+Voronezh" class="Z3988">
8. ^ "Voronezh Oblast". Territories of the Russian Federation. Europa Territories of the World (13th ed.). Routledge. 2012. p. 89\. ISBN 978-1-85743-646-4.
9. ^ "Garden Search: Russian Federation". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
10. ^ "Importing The Glory Of Youth", New York Times, 26 June 1992
11. ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966.
12. ^ "City History". Voronezh-city.ru. City district administration of Voronezh. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
13. ^ Henry W. Morton and Robert C. Stuart, ed. (1984). The Contemporary Soviet City. New York: M.E. Sharpe. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-87332-248-5.
14. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
15. ^ Robert A. Saunders; Vlad Strukov (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7460-2.
16. ^ Bowker 2007.
17. ^ "New mystery blast in Russian city", BBC News, 26 July 2004

This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.

## Bibliography

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* "Voronezh (town)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 212.
* "Voronezh", Russia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, OCLC 1328163
* William Henry Beable (1919), "Voronezh", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook
* Mike Bowker; Antje Grebner (2007). "Referendum on the Construction of a Nuclear Heating Plant in Voronezh in 1990: an Example of Grassroots Democracy in the Soviet Union". Slavonic and East European Review. 85 (3): 543–559\. doi:10.1353/see.2007.0042. JSTOR 25479108. S2CID 152015984.

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