October 26 in the history of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union: 1824 Mali Theater officially opened in Moscow. The establishment of a permanent dramatic troupe in the city began in the 1950s. The new building on Petrovskaya Square (now Teatranaya) for the theater was rebuilt by the architect Ossip Bob. 1898 In Moscow, the Public Art Theater (Machet) was opened with the play "Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich". 1930 The premiere of the ballet "The Golden Age" by Dmitri Shostakovich took place in Leningrad. 1990 By order of the President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, a commercial exchange rate of the ruble for foreign currencies was introduced. It was one of the steps towards a market economy. 1991 The majority of the population of Turkmenistan voted for the independence of the republic in a referendum.

October 26 in the history of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union: 1824 Mali Theater officially opened in Moscow. The establishment of a permanent dramatic troupe in the city began in the 1950s. The new building on Petrovskaya Square (now Teatranaya) for the theater was rebuilt by the architect Ossip Bob. 1898 In Moscow, the Public Art Theater (Machet) was opened with the play "Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich". 1930 The premiere of the ballet "The Golden Age" by Dmitri Shostakovich took place in Leningrad. 1990 By order of the President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, a commercial exchange rate of the ruble for foreign currencies was introduced. It was one of the steps towards a market economy. 1991 The majority of the population of Turkmenistan voted for the independence of the republic in a referendum.