Visit to London
Kosygin visits Wilson in Britain to discuss the Vietnam War
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1967 in Russia
Explore 19 historical events and records for Russia in 1967.
Historical records for Russia in 1967
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February
March
Russian Emigre Movement
Kerensky participates in russian emigre movement during his political career.
May
KGB Leadership under Andropov
The KGB gains renewed political importance after Yuri Andropov becomes its chairman.
June
Middle East Rearmament Policy
Supports renewed Soviet military assistance to Arab allies after the Six-Day War.
October
First Direct Venus Measurements
The achievement marks first direct venus measurements as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Venera 4 Atmospheric Probe
Leads spacecraft design for the first probe returning direct measurements from Venus.
Other events (month unknown)
Cosmological Constant Problem
The achievement marks cosmological constant problem as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Education
Graduates from the Military Academy of the General Staff
Education
Completes his agricultural degree
First Turbine Commissioning
Soviet-assisted engineers commission the first generating units at the High Dam power station.
Journey and Destiny Poems
Shalamov published the poetry collection Journey and Destiny while continuing to develop autobiographical prose.
KGB (Committee for State Security)
Appointed Head of the KGB
Letter to Soviet Writers Congress
Solzhenitsyn circulated an open letter calling for an end to literary censorship.
Memoir Recording Continues
Continues tape-recording memoirs covering Stalin, war, domestic policy and Cold War crises.
Politburo
Appointed Member of Politburo
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
Support for Hanoi
Represents Soviet state support for North Vietnam during the war
Vacuum Energy Density
Relates quantum vacuum fluctuations to the cosmological constant.
Vietnam Military Aid
Becomes defence minister as Soviet military support to North Vietnam continues
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