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1973 in Russia

Explore 26 historical events and records for Russia in 1973.

Historical records for Russia in 1973

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January

Paris Peace Accords Response

Brezhnev, Leonid ยท Moscow ยท Soviet communist leader ยท Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Welcomes the Vietnam peace agreement while maintaining Soviet ties with Hanoi

May

Bonn State Visit

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท Bonn ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

Begins four days of talks in West Germany with Chancellor Willy Brandt.

Bonn European Security Talks

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท Bonn ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

Presses for rapid progress toward a European security conference during discussions with Willy Brandt.

Bonn Force Reduction Talks

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท Bonn ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

Discusses mutual and balanced force reductions in Europe with West German leaders.

June

Arrival for Washington Summit

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท Washington ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

Begins his major United States visit for summit talks with Richard Nixon.

White House Summit Talks

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท Washington ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

Holds opening White House discussions with Richard Nixon on arms control and superpower relations.

Camp David Summit Session

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท Camp David ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

Continues summit negotiations with Richard Nixon at Camp David.

Agreement on Prevention of Nuclear War

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท Washington ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

Signs an agreement with Richard Nixon committing both governments to avoid nuclear confrontation.

San Clemente Summit Talks

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท San Clemente ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

Continues discussions with Richard Nixon in California during the final phase of his United States visit.

American Television Address

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท United States ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

Addresses the American public on television near the conclusion of his summit visit.

Pompidou Meeting after US Summit

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท Paris ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

Meets Georges Pompidou in Paris immediately after completing his United States summit visit.

October

Ceasefire

Kosygin, Aleksei Nikolaevich ยท Cairo ยท Chairman of Council of Ministers ยท Warfare / Yom Kippur War

Tries to persuade Egypt to accept a ceasefire as Israeli forces prepare to cross the Suez Canal.

Ceasefire Negotiations

Kosygin, Aleksei Nikolaevich ยท Cairo ยท Chairman of Council of Ministers ยท Warfare / Yom Kippur War

Visits Cairo to press for a ceasefire after Israel gains the initiative.

Ceasefire Negotiations

Gromyko, Andrei ยท Moscow ยท Foreign Minister ยท Warfare / Yom Kippur War

Participates in Soviet consultations with Henry Kissinger on a ceasefire.

Ceasefire Negotiations

Dobrynin, Anatoly ยท Washington ยท Ambassador to USA ยท Warfare / Yom Kippur War

Serves as a principal Soviet channel to Washington during the ceasefire crisis.

Ceasefire

Dobrynin, Anatoly ยท Washington ยท Ambassador to USA ยท Warfare / Yom Kippur War

Deals with American officials as the US moves to a heightened alert posture.

Military Aid

Grechko, Andrei ยท Moscow ยท Defence Minister ยท Warfare / Yom Kippur War

Supervises Soviet military resupply to Arab allies during the war.

October Middle East Crisis Message

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich ยท Moscow ยท General Secretary of CPSU ยท Government / Government of Russia

Exchanges urgent messages with Richard Nixon as the Yom Kippur War creates a superpower confrontation.

December

Geneva Conference

Gromyko, Andrei ยท Geneva ยท Foreign Minister ยท Warfare / Yom Kippur War

Attends the Geneva peace conference convened after the war.

Other events (month unknown)

Dyatlov Naval Reactor Career Completion

Dyatlov, Anatoly ยท Komsomolsk-on-Amur ยท Nuclear Engineer ยท Warfare / Nuclear

Completes fourteen years of work connected with naval nuclear reactors before transferring from the Soviet Far East to Chernobyl.

Dyatlov Physical Laboratory Leadership Completed

Dyatlov, Anatoly ยท Komsomolsk-on-Amur ยท Physical Laboratory Head ยท Warfare / Nuclear

Leaves a shipyard career that included responsibility as head of a physical laboratory working with submarine nuclear-power installations.

Dyatlov Transfer to Chernobyl Plant

Dyatlov, Anatoly ยท Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant ยท Deputy Reactor Shop Chief ยท Warfare / Nuclear

Transfers to the still-developing Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and begins work in the station's reactor-management organization.

Politburo

Grechko, Andrei Antonovich ยท Moscow ยท Member of Politburo ยท Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

Rotating Black Hole Amplification

Starobinsky, Alexander ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Calculates amplification of waves by rotating black holes, developing the theory of black hole superradiance.

The Gulag Archipelago

Solzhenitsyn, Alexander ยท Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Gulag Archipelago" three volumes, 1973-1978. Publication of "The Gulag Archipelago"

The Gulag Archipelago" three volumes, 1973-1978

Solzhenitsyn, Alexander ยท Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Gulag Archipelago" three volumes, 1973-1978. Publication of "The Gulag Archipelago"

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