The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Smolensk, Russia.

Prior to 20th century

* 1137 -

Russian Orthodox Diocese of Smolensk The Diocese Smolensk (russian: Смоленская епархия) is an eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church with its center in Smolensk. The city cathedral is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Eparchies of the ...

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 (citadel) completed. * 1632 - October:

Siege of Smolensk (1632–33) Siege of Smolensk can refer to several battles: * Siege of Smolensk (1502) during Muscovite–Lithuanian War (1500–1503) *Siege of Smolensk (1514) during the fourth Muscovite–Lithuanian War (1512–1522) *Siege of Smolensk (1609–1611) Th ...

begins. * 1636 - Polish Roman Catholic Diocese of Smolensk established. * 1654 -

Siege of Smolensk (1654) The siege of Smolensk was one of the first great events of the Russo-Polish War (1654–67). Smolensk, which had been under the rule of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during 1404–1514 and since 1611, was besieged by a Russian army in Jun ...

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 Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka ( rus, link=no, Михаил Иванович Глинка, Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka., mʲɪxɐˈil ɪˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə, Ru-Mikhail-Ivanovich-Glinka.ogg; ) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recogni ...

Russian classical musician. * 1812 - August:

Battle of Smolensk (1812) The Battle of Smolensk was the first major battle of the French invasion of Russia. It took place on 16–18 August 1812 and involved about 45,000 men of the Grande Armée under Emperor Napoleon I against about 30,000 Russian troops under Gene ...

; city taken by French forces. * 1868 -

Smolensk railway station Smolensk railway station is the primary passenger railway station for the city of Smolensk in Russia, and an important stop along the Moscow–Brest Railway. Trains * Moscow — Smolensk * Moscow — Minsk * Moscow — Brest * Moscow � ...

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 Smolensk State University (russian: Смоленский государственный университет (СмолГУ)) is a university in Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast, Russia. History It was formed on November 7, 1918 by a decree of the Coun ...

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 Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, violence including death, or other forms of ex ...

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 Rzhev ( rus, Ржев, p=ˈrʐɛf) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Staritsa (town), Tver Oblast, Staritsa and from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga. It ...

. * 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 - (diamond

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/beyond_moscow/smolensk.html] and established. * 1965 ** established. ** Population: 183,000. * 1979 - established. * 1985 - Population: 331,000. * 1988 - in use. * 1989 - Population: 341,483. * 1992 - FC Kristall Smolensk, 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 The Smolensk Archive is the name given to the archives of Smolensk Oblast Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which were captured intact by the army of Nazi Germany when it conquered the city of Smolensk in 1941. It also included the NKVD and the S ...

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.

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