Word: kalinin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Meanwhile at Warsaw, President Ignatz Moscicki of Poland personally telegraphed to Chairman Michael Ivanovitch Kalinin of the Union Central Executive Committee,- at Moscow...
...platform of a railway station in Warsaw, a Russian monarchist student assassinated M. Voikoff, the Soviet Minister to Poland. The Polish Minister at Moscow was immediately instructed to express to the Soviet government Poland's deep regret; President Moseicki of Poland sent a message of like effect to President Kalinin of the Soviet; the Polish foreign minister forwarded a similar communication to the Soviet Foreign Office. The Polish government seemed to have done all that was reasonably possible. But the matter was not allowed to drop by the Soviet officials, and a sharp protest was returned to the Polish officials...
...witness the elections to the Presidium or Standing Committee of the Congress, which, while the Congress is not in session, is the highest authority in the Union. Elections began. "Stalin," sounded a voice. Stalin stood up (cheers) and took his place at a long table on a platform. Kalinin, Kamenev, Rykov, Zinoviev were similarly elected. "Trotzky," boomed a voice and up jumped the ex-War Lord. A tremendous ovation greeted him. Cheer upon cheer shook the walls of the Opera House and made the plaudits for the other leaders seem like the crack of a rifle to the boom...
...This is not the same as the all-highest presidium of the Union Central Executive Committee, of which Kalinin is Chairman; nor is it the same as the Union Council of Peoples' Commissars (corresponding to a European Cabinet) of which Rykov is President
...acknowledgement, signed by Kalinin, Rykov and Tchitcherin, the U. S. S. R. voiced its pleasure with the action of France, suggested an immediate exchange of ambassadors...