New Arms Control Proposal
Uses the Twenty-Sixth Party Congress to call for another round of arms-control negotiations.
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1981 in Russia
Explore 18 historical events and records for Russia in 1981.
Historical records for Russia in 1981
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February
Twenty-Sixth CPSU Congress Opens
Opens his final Communist Party Congress with a lengthy report on domestic and international policy.
Twenty-Sixth CPSU Congress Speech
Addresses the Twenty-Sixth Communist Party Congress before joining the party's Central Committee.
March
Twenty-Sixth Congress Leadership Confirmation
The Communist Party leadership is reconfirmed after the Twenty-Sixth Congress.
November
Bonn Missile and Arms Talks
Discusses nuclear missiles, European security and arms negotiations with Helmut Schmidt.
Bonn Visit with Schmidt
Travels to West Germany for discussions with Chancellor Helmut Schmidt during renewed East-West tensions.
December
Bryukhanov Unit Three Commissioning
Directs the station when Unit 3 is commissioned and the Chernobyl generating complex expands to three operating reactors.
Fourth Hero of Soviet Union Award
Receives a fourth Hero of the Soviet Union title late in his political career.
Support for Polish Martial Law
Supports the Polish Communist government's suppression of Solidarity after martial law is imposed.
Other events (month unknown)
Central Committee
Appointed Candidate Member of Central Committee of the Communist Party
Central Committee
Appointed Member of Central Committee
Central Committee
Appointed Member of Central Committee
CPSU Central Committee Membership
Is elected to the Communist Party Central Committee at the Twenty-Sixth Party Congress.
Deputy
Appointed Peoples Deputy
Inflation
Linde develops new inflation models that address weaknesses in the first inflation proposal
Inflation
Linde develops new inflation as a relativistic early universe model
Quantum Dots in Glass
The achievement marks quantum dots in glass as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Semiconductor Nanocrystals
Creates semiconductor nanocrystals in glass and observes size-dependent optical properties.
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