When Did The New Russian Calendar Go Into Effect. In an effort to boost productivity and eliminate religion, josef stalin instituted a new soviet. The first iteration of the soviet calendar went into effect in 1929.
The bolshevik or russian revolution of october 1917 (by the russian calendar), was one of most significant moments in modern history. In russia, the bolshevik government had instituted the national move to the gregorian (new) calendar on february 1/14, 1918 (february 1st became february.