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| 1st Space Walk Savitskaya, Svetlana |  |
| 25th June 1st woman to walk in space
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| Arrest of Sakharov Sakharov, Andrei | |
| Threatens to go on hunger strike
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| 21st June Chernenko & Mitterand clash over human rights during the discussion of Sakharov
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| Blockade of Nicaragua Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| The USAmines Nicaragua to prevent El Salvador rebels receiving Cuban & Russian arms
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| Chairman Presidium Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| 9th Feb Moscow Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State
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| Chief General Staff Akhromeev Akhromeev, Sergei Fedorovich | |
| Appointed Chief of the General Staff
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| Death of Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich | |
| 9th Feb Moscow Death of Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov, aged 69
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| Death of Sholokhov, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov, Mikhail Aleksandrovich | |
| 21st Feb Death of Mikhail Sholokov
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| Deputy Minister Defence Akhromeev Akhromeev, Sergei Fedorovich | |
| Appointed Deputy Minister of Defence
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| Diplomacy of Russia Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich | |
| 29th Jan Russia issues a formal complaint against alleged USAtreaty violations
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| Diplomacy of Russia Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| 13th Feb Moscow Calls for peaceful coexistence with the US
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| 13th Feb Moscow Margaret Thatcher meets Konstantin Chernenko
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| 21st June Moscow Chernenko & Mitterand clash publicly over human rights
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| Diplomacy of Russia Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| Moscow Makes a positive impression on Thatcher, "A man I can do business with"
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| 1st Jan France gets its 1st delivery of Soviet natural gas
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| 10th Feb Russia & China sign a $1.2 billion trade agreement
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| 16th Dec Moscow Visits Margaret Thatcher at her invitation as an up & coming leader
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| Diplomacy of Russia Gorbachev, Raisa | |
| 16th Dec London The Gorbachev's visit Margaret Thatcher, Raisa's 1st visit to western Europe
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| Diplomacy of Russia Gromyko, Andrei Andreyevich | |
| 28th Sep Washington Reagan hosts a visit by Gromyko in the Oval office for more than 3 1/2 hrs
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| Diplomacy of Russia Sakharov, Andrei | |
| 21st June Chernenko & Mitterand clash over human rights during the discussion of Sakharov
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| Dismissal of Ogarkov Ogarkov, Nikolai | |
| 6th Sep Relieved of all duties
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| Economy of Russia Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| Russian growth is %2.6, lowest since World War II
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| 10th Feb Russia & China sign a $1.2 billion trade agreement
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| Exile of Alliluyeva Alliluyeva, Svetlana | |
| 2nd Nov Stalin's daughter returns to Russia after an absence of 17 yrs
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| Exile of Sakharov Sakharov, Andrei | |
| 20th May Moscow Passes papers to USAdiplomats which request his wife be given asylum in the USAembassy
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| General Secretary CPSU Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| 9th Feb Moscow Appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party
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| Health of Chernenko Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| 5th Sep Makes 1st public appearence for 7 weeks
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| KGB Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Moscow Putin is appointed a Major
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| President of Russia Kuznetsov, Valery | |
| Moscow Appointed President of Russia, 2nd term, acting
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| Reform of Glasnost Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 10th Dec Moscow Makes a conference speech supporting reform & introducing "perestroika" & "glasnost"
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| Reform of Perestroika Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 10th Dec Moscow Makes a conference speech supporting reform & introducing "perestroika" & "glasnost"
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| Reinstatement Molotov Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 5th July Reinstated to the Communist Party
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| Resignation of Akhromeev Akhromeev, Sergei Fedorovich | |
| Dec Resigns after Gorbachev announces unilateral defence cuts at the United Nations
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| Supreme Council Yeltsin Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| Appointed Member of the USSR Supreme Council, 1st term
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