Tag Archives: Russia

August 29, 1991

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Joel Byers

On August 29, 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspended all activities of the Soviet Communist Party. Four months later, the Soviet Union would cease being the Soviet Union and revert back to calling itself Russia. It has been 28 YEARS since the Communist Party of Russia has been relevant. Which is strangely … Continue reading →

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August 22, 1990

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Joel Byers

On August 22, 1990, angry smokers blocked a street in Moscow to protest the summer-long cigarette shortage. Unlike other protests, there wasn’t much marching or shouting of slogans. Just a bunch of wheezing, coughing and sullen people standing around not smoking. Getting healthier against their will.

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June 12, 2013

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 12, 2013, Russia passed a law banning gay propaganda. Vladimir Putin acknowledged that all Russian men wanted to be him, but none of them should want to ‘be’ with him, if you know what he meant. He stated that he knew how sexy he was, as Right Said Fred’s I’m Too Sexy was … Continue reading →

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April 6, 1722

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Joel Byers

On April 6, 1722, Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia ended the beard tax that he imposed back in 1698. He imposed the tax, along with other measures to modernize Russia so it could compete with the Englands, Frances, and Spains of the European world. The other things he did, like changing Russia’s calendar, the … Continue reading →

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March 23, 1801

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 23, 1801, Tsar Paul I of Russia learned what happens when a weak ruler that doesn’t have the military backing him, tries to force the nobility and wealthy to conform to a chivalric code and put aside their conniving and thieving ways. They run into your bedroom after an evening of drinking, strike … Continue reading →

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February 25, 1956

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 25, 1956 Communist Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev criticized the late Josef Stalin in a speech he gave to the Communist Party Congress in Moscow. Thus proving that Old Iron Joe really did die on March 5, 1953, because if he was still alive, Lil’ Nikita would have been on a train to Siberia … Continue reading →

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February 15, 2013

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 15, 2013 a meteor exploded over Russia, bringing back memories of the Tunguska Event, when a meteor exploded over the Siberian Forest on June 30, 1908.  Although the Chelyabinsk falling space rock did not cause the super-enormous damage that the Siberian very small dinosaur killer did where it flattened almost 800 square miles … Continue reading →

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June 1, 1978

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1978 the U.S. reported the finding of wiretaps in the American embassy in Moscow. Premier Kosygin was very unapologetic as he was heard to say, “Wiretaps? Of course there are wiretaps on their phones. There are bugs in their radios. Even the hookers they hire are reporting back to … Continue reading →

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April 22, 1970

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1970, the first Earth Day was held in the United States and organized by US Senator Gaylord Nelson. It was established as a day to learn about and how to preserve and protect the Earth from overuse and pollution. It has been held on April 22 ever since. Also, … Continue reading →

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April 7, 1954

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1954 President Eisenhower gave his “Domino Theory” speech. This was the theory that if one country fell to communism, the surrounding countries would follow suit like a line of dominoes and it was a major part of US foreign policy from the 1950s to the 1990s. It was because … Continue reading →

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