Monday, February 17, 2014

Monday, 17 February 1930

Chita, Russia:  The local soviet closes every church, synagogue and shrine in this Siberian town after 10,000 people conduct a candlelight parade in sub-freezing weather to celebrate “the death of religion.”  The Godless One, official magazine of the Moscow Godless League, responds to the news by urging Moscow to follow suit quickly.

Paris:  The government of Prime Minister Andre Tardieu falls, only four months after taking office.  It was defeated in a no-confidence vote on a minor issue, by a margin of only 5 votes.  In addition to throwing French politics into turmoil, this also threatens the London Naval Conference, at which Tardieu had been leading France’s delegation.  

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