24 February 1976Détente Policy at Twenty-Fifth CongressLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev
Reaffirms détente while declaring continued Soviet support for Communist and national liberation movements.
Historical records for Russia in 1976, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Reaffirms détente while declaring continued Soviet support for Communist and national liberation movements.
Opens the Twenty-Fifth Communist Party Congress and addresses thousands of Soviet and foreign delegates.
Defends détente while promising continued support for allied Communist governments and liberation movements.
Emerges from the Twenty-Fifth Party Congress with his leadership position firmly reaffirmed.
Receives the military rank Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Takes part in the conference of European Communist and workers' parties in East Berlin.
Returns after orbiting the Earth in Soyuz 22 for 8 days
Returns after orbiting the Earth in Soyuz 22 for 8 days
Receives a second Hero of the Soviet Union title during his seventieth-birthday celebrations.
Appointed Member of Central Committee
Appointed Chair of the Leningrad City Soviet Executive Committee
Appointed Editor of in-Chief of The Pravda
The dissident Andrei Amalrik is allowed to emigrate
The dissident Vladimir Bukovsky is allowed to emigrate
Solzhenitsyn moves to Cavendish, Vermont
Publication of "Farewell to Matyora"
Appointed Marshal
Appointed Member of Politburo
Appointed Editor of in-Chief of The Pravda
Oversees major housing, road and industrial construction projects while leading the Sverdlovsk regional party organization.
Appointed Minister of Defence
Becomes First Secretary of the Sverdlovsk regional Communist Party committee.
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