Beloyarsk Nuclear Power
The achievement marks beloyarsk nuclear power as an important Russian scientific milestone.
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1964 in Russia
Explore 45 historical events and records for Russia in 1964.
Historical records for Russia in 1964
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April
Beloyarsk Unit 1 Grid Connection
Supports reactor development as Beloyarsk Unit 1 connects to the electrical grid.
May
Aswan High Dam Ceremony
Joins President Gamal Abdel Nasser at ceremonies marking major progress on the Aswan High Dam.
Egypt State Visit
Visits Egypt and publicly celebrates Soviet-Egyptian cooperation on the Aswan High Dam.
Hero of United Arab Republic Award
Receives Egypt's Hero of the United Arab Republic title during his state visit.
June
Soviet-East German Friendship Treaty
Signs a twenty-year friendship treaty with East Germany.
Treaty Signed at Moscow
Russia signs a 20 year Treaty of fiendship with East Germany
October
First Multi-Crew Spaceflight
The achievement marks first multi-crew spaceflight as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Voskhod 1
Commands Voskhod 1, the first spacecraft carrying more than one crew member.
Central Committee Plenum Challenge
Is summoned back to Moscow as party leaders prepare a coordinated challenge to his leadership.
Dismissal
Dismissed as First Party Secretary by a Central Committee plenum
First Secretary of CPSU
Succeeds Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party.
Khrushchev Removal
Helps organize the party leadership move that removes Nikita Khrushchev from power.
Prime Minister of Russia
Appointed Prime Minister of Russia
Removal from Soviet Leadership
Is removed as Communist Party First Secretary by the Central Committee and replaced by Leonid Brezhnev.
Retirement from Premiership
Leaves the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers after his removal from party leadership.
Agricultural Policy Criticism before Removal
Faces mounting criticism from senior party colleagues over agricultural failures, administrative reorganizations and an increasingly personal style of rule.
Collective Leadership Established
Forms a collective leadership with Alexei Kosygin and Nikolai Podgorny after Khrushchev's removal.
Retirement at State Dacha
Withdraws from public political life and lives under close state supervision outside Moscow.
December
October Crisis
Kerensky develops his views through october crisis after 1917.
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State
Maser and Laser Research
The achievement marks maser and laser research as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize for fundamental work in quantum electronics.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize for research leading to masers and lasers.
Quantum Electronics
The achievement marks quantum electronics as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Other events (month unknown)
Aid Policy for North Vietnam
Supports expanded Soviet assistance to North Vietnam after US escalation begins
Burial
Buried in the Kremlin wall
Commander of Division
Appointed Commander of a division
Completion of First Construction Stage
Malyshev's design team completes the stage permitting Nile diversion and initial impoundment.
Death of Sergei Semenovich Biryuzov
Death of Sergei Semenovich Biryuzov, killed in an aircrash near Belgrade
Education
Enrols in the Stavropol Agricultural Institute
European Championship Semi-Final Goal
Ivanov scores in the Soviet Union's 3-0 victory against Denmark at Euro 1964, helping the defending champions reach another final.
For the Good of the Cause
Publication of "For the Good of the Cause"
Head of State
Appointed Head of State for Russia
International Agreement at Berlin
Wilson & Walker visit Khrushchev but there is disagreement over Berlin
Invention of Maser
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, created the maser, a microwave laser
Nobel Prize
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, for research in lasers
Nobel Prize
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, created the maser, a microwave laser
Politburo
Appointed Member of Politburo, Candidate Member
President of Russia
Appointed President of Russia
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