Chronicle of Viacheslav Polonsky's Life

1886-1932
1886, 23 June (5 July) Born in Petersburg, the son of a watchmaker.
1894
1898
1900
1902
1903
1905 Participates in revolutionary movement; joins the Mensheviks.
1906
1909
1910
1916
1917 Leaves the Mensheviks.
1918
1919 Joins the RCP(b).
1920 Publishes first book on Bakunin.
1921 Organizes the publication of the new journal, «Печать и революция» [Press and Revolution] and becomes its first editor.
1921 July - 1929 March Editor of the journal, «Печать и революция» [Press and Revolution].
1922
1923
1924
1924
1925 Rector of the Briusov Literary Institute.
1925
1926-1930 Editor of the journal, «Красная нива» [Red Field].
1926-1931 Editor of the journal, «Новый мир» [New World].
1926-32 Editor of the literature, art and language section of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
1926
1927
1927
1928
1928
1929-1932 Director of the Museum of Fine Arts.
1929
1930
1930
1931
1931
1932
1932, 24 February Dies from typhus.