Government Defence
Kerensky records his position on government defence in exile.
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1965 in Russia
Explore 27 historical events and records for Russia in 1965.
Historical records for Russia in 1965
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January
February
Hanoi Visit
Visits Hanoi during early US escalation and discusses aid with North Vietnamese leaders
Alliance Aleksei Nikolaevich Kosygin and to counter the American "aggression
Prime Minister Kosygin is pressured by the North Vietnamese to provide unlimited military aid to counter the American "aggression"
March
First Spacewalk
The achievement marks first spacewalk as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Voskhod 2
Leaves Voskhod 2 and performs the first spacewalk.
March Agricultural Programme
Backs higher agricultural investment and procurement incentives at the March Central Committee plenum.
September
September Economic Reform
Supports economic reforms that restore central ministries while giving enterprises limited profitability incentives.
November
Venera 2 Launch
Venera 2 launches toward Venus carrying instruments intended to study the planet and interplanetary space.
December
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State
Head of State
Appointed Head of State for Russia
Resignation of Anastas Mikoyan
Resigns as the Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet
Other events (month unknown)
Air Defense Aid
Oversees Soviet military support including air defense assistance to North Vietnam
First Deputy
Appointed First Deputy Chair of the USSR Council of Minister's
House-Building Combine Director
Becomes director of the house-building combine after serving as its chief engineer.
Left Bank Story Cycle
Shalamov completed work on the Left Bank sequence within the broader Kolyma Tales project.
Manuscripts Confiscated
Soviet security agents confiscated manuscripts and archival material belonging to Solzhenitsyn.
Military Aid Expansion
Backs a major expansion of Soviet military aid to North Vietnam
Money
Publication of "Money for Maria"
Money for Maria
Publication of "Money for Maria"
Nobel Prize
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
Party Organisation
Appointed Head of the Party organisation in Tomsk
Politburo
Appointed Member of Politburo
President of Russia
Appointed President of Russia
Russia and Historys Turning Point
Publication of "Russia & History's Turning Point"
State Control Commission
The State Control Commission is abolished
Surface-to-Air Missile Support
Associated with Soviet air defense forces as missile aid to North Vietnam expands
Vietnam Diplomacy
Defends North Vietnam in Soviet diplomacy during the US bombing escalation
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