Détente Policy at Twenty-Fifth Congress
Reaffirms détente while declaring continued Soviet support for Communist and national liberation movements.
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1976 in Russia
Explore 24 historical events and records for Russia in 1976.
Historical records for Russia in 1976
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February
Twenty-Fifth CPSU Congress Opens
Opens the Twenty-Fifth Communist Party Congress and addresses thousands of Soviet and foreign delegates.
Twenty-Fifth Congress Foreign Policy Report
Defends détente while promising continued support for allied Communist governments and liberation movements.
March
Leadership Reconfirmed at Twenty-Fifth Congress
Emerges from the Twenty-Fifth Party Congress with his leadership position firmly reaffirmed.
May
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Receives the military rank Marshal of the Soviet Union.
June
Berlin Communist Parties Conference
Takes part in the conference of European Communist and workers' parties in East Berlin.
September
Orbit
Returns after orbiting the Earth in Soyuz 22 for 8 days
Orbit
Returns after orbiting the Earth in Soyuz 22 for 8 days
December
Second Hero of Soviet Union Award
Receives a second Hero of the Soviet Union title during his seventieth-birthday celebrations.
Other events (month unknown)
Central Committee
Appointed Member of Central Committee
Chairman
Appointed Chair of the Leningrad City Soviet Executive Committee
Editor
Appointed Editor of in-Chief of The Pravda
Emigration
The dissident Andrei Amalrik is allowed to emigrate
Emigration
The dissident Vladimir Bukovsky is allowed to emigrate
Exile of Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn moves to Cavendish, Vermont
Farewell to Matyora
Publication of "Farewell to Matyora"
Graduation from Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Graduates from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute after training in engineering and automation of heat and power processes.
Harvard Book Publication Activities
Solzhenitsyn continued writing and publishing during his years in Western exile.
Marshal
Appointed Marshal
Politburo
Appointed Member of Politburo
Pravda
Appointed Editor of in-Chief of The Pravda
Regional Infrastructure Expansion
Oversees major housing, road and industrial construction projects while leading the Sverdlovsk regional party organization.
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
Sverdlovsk Regional First Secretary
Becomes First Secretary of the Sverdlovsk regional Communist Party committee.
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