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| Ambassador Zamyatin, Leonid Mitrofanovich |  |
| London Appointed Ambassador to Britain |
| Arrest of Shcharansky Shcharansky, Anatoly | |
| 11th Feb Released during an exchange for 5 East Europeans |
| Central Committee Bakatin, Vadim Viktorovich | |
| Appointed Member of the Central Committee |
| Central Committee Primakov, Evgeny Maksimovich | |
| June Moscow Appointed Candidate Member of the Central Committee |
| Conference of Communist Party Shevardnadze, Eduard | |
| The concept of class war as the basis for foreign policy is scrapped |
| Congress of Peoples Deputies Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| Moscow Creates a Parliament called the Congress of People's Deputies |
| Demonstrations Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 9th April Tbilisi Disorders in Tbilisi, 20 demonstrators are killed by Soviet troops |
| Dec Alma Disorders in Alma |
| Diplomacy Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| Begins a series of summit meetings with President Reagan |
| Disaster Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 14th May Chernobyl Speaks on Russian TV because radiation levels can be measured in the west |
| Economy Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| Moscow Attempts to prevent private enterprise on the black market |
| General Secretary Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| Moscow Appointed Member of the Politburo |
| Nuclear Warfare Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 9th Jan Announces a 15 yr timetable for the abolition of allNuclear weapons |
| 26th April Chernobyl Reporting restrictions are restored, only Tass bulletins are published |
| 26th April Reporting restrictions are restored, only Tass bulletins are published |
| 14th May Chernobyl Speaks on Russian TV because radiation levels can be measured in the west |
| Politburo Yakovlev, Alexander | |
| Moscow Appointed Member of the Politburo |
| Politburo Zaikov, Lev Nikolaevich | |
| Moscow Appointed Member of the Politburo |
| Publication of Asimov Asimov, Isaac | |
| Publication of, "Foundation & Earth" |
| Reform of Black Market Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| Moscow A law against unearned income is passed |
| Reform of Economy Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| Moscow Attempts to prevent private enterprise on the black market |
| Nov Moscow Legislation is passed allowing free enterprise |
| Secretary Central Committee Razumovsky, Georgy Petrovich | |
| Moscow Appointed Secretary of the Central Committee |
| Secretary Central Committee Yakovlev, Alexander | |
| Moscow Appointed Central Committee Secretary |
| Supreme Council Yeltsin Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| Appointed Member of the USSR Supreme Council, 2nd term |
