7 January 1957Visit to MoscowNikita Sergeyevich Khruschev
Zhou Enlai visits Moscow
Historical records for Russia in 1957, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Zhou Enlai visits Moscow
Meets Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai during talks on Communist bloc relations.
Becomes the 1st man to travel in an Earth satellite, in Sputnik I
Kerensky records his position on april crisis in exile.
Faces an attempt by senior Presidium rivals to remove him from the party leadership.
The Party Presidium votes to dismiss, but only the Central Committee can do this
Wins Central Committee backing against Molotov, Malenkov, Kaganovich and their allies.
Defeats the "Anti-Party Group" & becomes the undisputed leader of the Soviet Union
The achievement marks first intercontinental ballistic missile as an important Russian scientific milestone.
The Soviet Union successfully tests the R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile during his leadership.
Directs the first successful full-range flight of the R-7 rocket.
The achievement marks beginning of the space age as an important Russian scientific milestone.
The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, during Khruschev's leadership.
Directs the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite.
Removes Marshal Georgy Zhukov from the defense ministry and party Presidium after fearing his political independence.
Sputnik is launched
Holds senior party responsibility for defense industries during the period of the first Sputnik launch.
The achievement marks first animal in orbit as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Sputnik 2 carries the dog Laika into orbit, demonstrating another Soviet space milestone.
Directs the launch of Sputnik 2 carrying the dog Laika.
Appointed Ambassador of Mongolia
Appointed Member of Anti-Party Group against Khruschev
The Polish protests and Hungarian uprising led to major social and economic changes, including the 1957 abandonment of the 1956-1960 Soviet five-year plan, as the Comecon Governments struggled to reestablish their legitimacy and popular support
Becomes a full member of the CPSU Presidium, later renamed the Politburo.
Receives responsibility for strategic missile, defense and heavy-industry matters within the party leadership.
Appointed Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Minister's
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, 2nd term
Dismisses those opposing transferring economic planning from Government to party
Dismissed, placed in charge of a Kazakhstan power station
Publication of "Dr Zhivago", banned in Russia
Publication of "Dr Zhivago", banned in Russia
Expands Soviet economic assistance to Indonesia as part of a broader outreach to non-aligned states.
The Polish protests and Hungarian uprising led to major social and economic changes, including the 1957 abandonment of the 1956-1960 Soviet five-year plan, as the Comecon Governments struggled to reestablish their legitimacy and popular support
Abandons the current five-year plan as the leadership restructures economic planning after unrest in Eastern Europe.
Glushko & Korolyov launch the 1st Inter Continental Ballistic Missile
Glushko & Korolyov launch the 1st Inter Continental Ballistic Missile
Publication of "Not By Bread Alone", a frank description of the Soviet system
Publication of "Not By Bread Alone", a frank description of the Soviet system
Appointed Member of Politburo
Appointed Prime Minister of the RFSR
Transfers economic planning from the Government to the party
Russia makes US $100 million worth of aid to Indonesia
Appointed Minister of Defence
Reorganizes industrial management around regional economic councils, reducing the authority of many central ministries.
Glushko & Korolyov launch the 1st artificial satellite into orbit
Glushko & Korolyov launch the 1st artificial satellite into orbit
Publication of "The Naked Sun"
Begins a sequence of supervisory construction posts with the Yuzhgorstroy trust.
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