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Events from the year 1920 in Russia.
Incumbents
- Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR – Vladimir Lenin
Events
- Russia Civil War (1918–1920)
- Polish-Soviet War (1919–1921)
- Legalization of Abortion (1920–1936)[1]
- Battle of Warsaw (12-25 August)[2]
- Treaty of Tartu signed with Estonia, ending the Estonian War of Independence (2 February)[3]
- Execution of Admiral Alexander Kolchak, the White movement's Supreme Ruler, at Irkutsk (7 February)[4]
- Polish and allied Ukrainian forces capture Kiev in the Kiev offensive of the Polish-Soviet War (7 May)[5]
- The Tambov Rebellion against grain requisitioning begins (August)[6]
- An armistice with Poland is signed at Riga, leading to the 1921 Peace of Riga (12 October)[5]
- Defeat at the siege of Perekop forces Pyotr Wrangel to order the evacuation of his army and civilians from the Crimea, ending organized White resistance in European Russia (November)[7]
- The Eighth All-Russian Congress of Soviets approves the GOELRO plan for national electrification (22 December)[8]
Births
- January 1 – Noor Inayat Khan, Russian born Indian espionage spy for Britain
- January 14 – Vahe Danielyan, Soviet soldier and concentration camp survivor
- July 11 –
- Yul Brynner, Russian-born actor, singer, and director
- Zecharia Sitchin, Soviet-born American author
- November 29 – Yegor Ligachyov, politician
- December 6 – Nikolai Kirtok, World War II fighter pilot
Deaths
- 9 March - Lidija Figner, revolutionary and a prominent member of the Narodniks (born 1853)
- 24 September - Inessa Armand, Female revolutionary, French-Russian communist politician, member of the Bolsheviks and a feminist (born 1874)
- 17 October - John Reed (journalist), American journalist, poet, and communist activist (born 1887)
References
- Potts, Malcom; Diggory, P.; Peel (1977-10-27). Abortion. CUP Archive. ISBN 978-0-521-21442-1.
- Westera, Rick. "Historical Atlas of Northern Eurasia (12 August 1920): Battle of Warsaw". Omniatlas. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
- "Tartu Peace, 2 February 1920". Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- "Admiral Alexander Kolchak's archives have been declassified. Why is the White Army leader still so controversial?". Meduza. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- "Russo-Polish War". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- "Peasant Uprisings/Tambovshchina". 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- "1920: The 'Black Baron' And The White Exodus From Crimea". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- "Communism is Soviet Power + Electrification of the Whole Country". Seventeen Moments in Soviet History. Michigan State University. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
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