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This Day in HistoryNov. 8
Peter the Great ordered Russia's first mandatory service in the military. One recruit was taken from every 20 households, and 32,000 troops were enlisted in the first round of conscription. In Russia, the Council of People's Commissars was established as the new government of Russia, and it named Lenin as Chairman, Trotsky as foreign commissar and Stalin as commissar of nationalities. In Russia, the Council of People's Commissars was established as the new government of Russia, and it named Lenin as Chairman, Trotsky as foreign Commissar and Stalin as Commissar of nationalities. |