Timeline of Smolensk
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Smolensk, Russia.
Prior to 20th century
- 1137 - Russian Orthodox Diocese of Smolensk established.
- 1150 - Assumption Cathedral consecrated.
- 1408 - Smolensk becomes part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- 1508 - Smolensk becomes capital of the Smolensk Voivodeship.
- 1514 - 1 August: Siege of Smolensk (1514); Moscow in power.
- 1602 - Smolensk Kremlin built.
- 1609 - Siege of Smolensk (1609–11) by Polish forces begins near city.
- 1611 - Siege of Smolensk (1609–11) ends; Poles in power.
- 1613 - Siege of Smolensk (1613–17) begins.
- 1631 - Władysław IV Vasa-funded Royal Bastion completed.
- 1632 - October: Siege of Smolensk (1632–33) begins.
- 1636 - Polish Roman Catholic Diocese of Smolensk established.
- 1654 - Siege of Smolensk (1654) and Russians retook power.
- 1667 - Smolensk becomes part of Russia per Truce of Andrusovo.
- 1674 - Assumption Cathedral building demolished.
- 1772 - Assumption Cathedral rebuilt.
- 1804 - Birth of Mikhail Glinka Russian classical musician.
- 1812 - August: Battle of Smolensk (1812); city taken by French forces.
- 1868 - Smolensk railway station opened.
- 1870 - Moscow–Brest Railway opens.
- 1878 - newspaper begins publication.
- 1885 - unveiled.
- 1888 - founded.
- 1894 - Polish church built.
- 1897 - Population: 46,889.
- 1900 - Population: 57,405.
20th century
- 1901 - Tram begins operating.
- 1913 - Population: 76,000.
- 1917 - Labor strikes.
- 1918 - Smolensk State University established.
- 1926 - Smolensk Aviation Plant established.
- 1936 - of city established.
- 1937
- * City becomes part of the Smolensk Oblast.
- * established.
- 1939 - Smolensk Regional Philharmonic orchestra established.
- 1941
- * July–August: Battle of Smolensk (1941).
- * 20 July: Forced labour camp No. 126 for Zivilarbeiters established by the Germans.
- * July: Dulag 240 transit camp for prisoners of war relocated from Jabłonna to Smolensk.
- * November: Dulag 240 transit camp for POWs relocated from Smolensk to Rzhev.
- 1942
- * Cinema opens.
- * July: Forced labour camp for Jewish men established by the Germans.
- 1943
- * August–October: Battle of Smolensk (1943).
- * 25 September: Forced labour camps for Zivilarbeiters and Jews dissolved.
- 1954 - Glinka Festival begins.
- 1961 - established.
- 1963 - and established.
- 1965
- * established.
- * Population: 183,000.
- 1979 - established.
- 1985 - Population: 331,000.
- 1988 - in use.
- 1989 - Population: 341,483.
- 1992 - Football Club Kristall Smolensk formed.
- 1995 - Tvardovsky statue unveiled in.
- 1998
- * becomes mayor.
- * becomes governor of Smolensk Oblast.
- 2000 - City becomes part of the Central Federal District.
21st century
- 2002
- * becomes governor of Smolensk Oblast.
- * Smolensk Archive relocated to Russia from the US.
- 2003 - Vladislav Khaletsky becomes mayor.
- 2004 - Football Club Dnepr Smolensk formed.
- 2010
- * 10 April: Smolensk air disaster; Polish president Lech Kaczyński killed.
- * Population: 326,863.