1985 in the Soviet Union
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The following lists events that happened during 1985 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Incumbents
[edit]- General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: Mikhail Gorbachev
- Premier of the Soviet Union: Nikolai Tikhonov
- Chairman of the Russian SFSR: Vladimir Orlov
Events
[edit]April
- The Soviet Union begins to transfer the burden of fighting the mujahideen to the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
May
- May 9 - The 3rd total Victory Day Parade is held on Red Square in Moscow in the Soviet Union
November
- November 19 - Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan meet for the first time in Geneva.[1]
Births
[edit]- April 25 - Vladimir Balyntec - Russian powerlifter
- November 28 - Evgeny Alekseev - Russian chess grandmaster
Deaths
[edit]- February 22 - Efrem Zimbalist - Russian-American violinist
- March 10 - Konstantin Chernenko - Soviet politician
- October 10 - Yul Brynner - Russian actor
- October 14 - Emil Gilels - Soviet pianist
References
[edit]- ^ "Reagan and Gorbachev: The Geneva Summit". Atomic Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2024.