7 January 1960
Minsk Arrival
Oswald arrived in Minsk on January 7, 1960, where Soviet officials arranged accommodation and employment.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Minsk in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Oswald arrived in Minsk on January 7, 1960, where Soviet officials arranged accommodation and employment.
Oswald began work at the Belorussian Radio and Television Factory on January 13, 1960, as a metal worker.
Soon after receiving his hunting license, Lee purchased a single-barrel sixteen-gauge shotgun in Minsk.
Lee obtained a Soviet hunting license on June 18, 1960, while living and working in Minsk.
After spending New Year's Day with Ella German's family, Lee proposed marriage to her the following evening and was rejected.
On January 4, 1961, Oswald told Soviet officials that he no longer wanted Soviet citizenship and requested only an extension of his residence permit.
In February 1961, Oswald asked the American Embassy to return his passport and said that he wanted to return to the United States.
1st introduced to Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald met Marina Prusakova at a trade-union dance in Minsk around March 17, 1961, and began seeing her soon afterward.
Oswald married Marina Prusakova in Minsk on April 30, 1961, after completing the required civil registration procedures.
Lee and Marina submitted the numerous certificates, photographs, and forms required for Soviet permission to leave the country.
Lee wrote Senator John Tower seeking help because Soviet authorities had not yet allowed him and Marina to leave.
On December 25, 1961, Marina was informed that Soviet exit visas would be granted to her and Oswald.
Lee asked the International Rescue Committee for $800 to finance travel from Moscow to Texas for himself and Marina.
Lee wrote John Connally asking for help overturning his Marine discharge, mistakenly believing Connally remained Secretary of the Navy.
Lee became a father when Marina gave birth to their daughter June Lee in Minsk on February 15, 1962.
Lee received notice that immigration authorities had approved Marina's application for a United States visa.
At his request, Lee left his job at the Belorussian Radio and Television Factory as the family's departure plans neared completion.
Lee collected his Soviet exit visa on May 22 and prepared to travel with Marina and June to Moscow.
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