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| Arrest of Daniel Daniel, Yuli |  |
| Feb Arrested for being a disident, imprisoned 1966-1970 |
| Central Committee Aleksandrov, Anatoly Petrovich | |
| Appointed Member of the Central Committee |
| Central Committee Ligachev, Egor Kuzmich | |
| Moscow Appointed Candidate Member of the Central Committee |
| Council National Economy Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| The 105 economic units & Council of the National Economy, Sovnarkhozes , are abolished |
| Discovery of Venus Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich | |
| 1st Mar The unmanned Venus 3 touches down on Venus |
| General Secretary Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| Moscow Appointed General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party |
| Publication of Asimov Asimov, Isaac | |
| Publication of, "Fantastic Voyage" |
| Sovnarkhozes Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| The 105 economic units & Council of the National Economy, Sovnarkhozes , are abolished |
| Trial of Daniel Daniel, Yuli | |
| Feb A dissident writer who goes on trial, the trial signifies the end of a Russian "thaw" |
| Trial of Siniavskii Siniavskii, Andrei | |
| Feb Trial of dissident writer Angrei Siniavskii |
| Trial of Sinyavsky Sinyavsky, Andrei | |
| A dissident writer who goes on trial |
