# Odesa designated a Hero City of the USSR (1945)

URL: https://allhistories.com/ukraine/timeline/1945-odesa-designated-a-hero-city-of-the-ussr
Location: Odesa

Odesa designated a Hero City of the USSR. Within the broader Soviet Ukraine period: As a Soviet republic, Ukraine suffered the Holodomor, the Great Terror and the Second World War, then rebuilt as an industrial heartland until Chernobyl and the independence movement. At this point in the timeline (1945), the principal ruler or leader of Ukrainian lands was Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Ukraine, 18 June 1938 – 3 March 1947). This event mattered because it changed who ruled Ukrainian lands and how political power was organized. It is placed here so readers can follow it alongside the states, rulers and turning points of Ukrainian history.

## Why it matters
This event mattered because it changed who ruled Ukrainian lands and how political power was organized.

Who Was in Power: [Nikita Khrushchev](https://allhistories.com/ukraine/rulers/nikita-khrushchev-1938)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Hero City (Soviet Union)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_City_(Soviet_Union))
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Odesa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Odesa)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Odesa designated a Hero City of the USSR](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Odesa+designated+a+Hero+City+of+the+USSR)
- [Wikipedia — Soviet Ukraine (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic)