Eighty years ago today, on August 17, 1945 (the tenth day of the seventh lunar month), Puyi was captured by the Soviet army.

Puyi was boarded by Soviet soldiers on a plane to Siberia, and his career as "emperor" ended

On August 15, 1945, the "Manchukuo" Emperor Pu Yi announced his "abdication". On the 16th, Pu Yi flew from Tonghua to Shenyang Airport. () On the 17th, Pu Yi prepared to change planes and flee to Japan. He was captured by the Soviet Red Army at the airport and taken to the Soviet Union.