On this day

Birthday of the outstanding Russian writer Ivan Turgenev

9 November 1818

On October 28 (November 9), 1818, in the city of Oryol, the Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, one of the classics of Russian literature, was born into the noble family of Sergei Nikolaevich Turgenev (1793–1834) and Varvara Petrovna (nee Lutovinova) (1787–1850).

The Ministry of Trade and Industry established

9 November 1905

27 October (9 November) 1905 was established the Ministry of Trade and Industry – the central department for supervision over private industry and trade, management of public industry, pursuing the governmental working policy.
 

The Second All-Russian Soviet congress completed its work

9 November 1917

After the February revolution of 1917 in Russia the power was formally in the hands of the Provisional government. However along with it the Soviets of workers’, soldiers’, peasants’ and other deputies were functioning all over the country.

Decree on Press was adopted

9 November 1917

On October 27 (November 9) 1917 the Council of People’s Commissars adopted a Decree on Press, which stipulated that all press agencies which called to resistance or disobedience to the government, sowed discord, incited people to criminal actions, were subjected to closure. The decree was published on October 28 (November 10) in the “Temporary Worker and Peasant Government Newspaper”, “Izvestia”, and “Pravda”.