Venera 13 Colour Images
Venera 13 returns colour panoramas of the Venusian surface and analyses nearby soil.
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1982 in Russia
Explore 21 historical events and records for Russia in 1982.
Historical records for Russia in 1982
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March
Venera 13 Landing
Venera 13 lands on Venus and begins an exceptionally productive surface science session.
Venera 14 Landing
Venera 14 lands on Venus and returns further images and direct measurements of surface material.
Bryukhanov Fifty Billion Kilowatt Hours
Records another production milestone as the plant reaches fifty billion kilowatt-hours of generated electricity.
June
Bryukhanov Unit Three Full Power
Heads the station when Unit 3 achieves its 1,000-megawatt design capacity ahead of the planned schedule.
Nuclear No-First-Use Pledge
Announces through a message to the United Nations that the Soviet Union will not be the first to use nuclear weapons.
November
Final Revolution Day Appearance
Makes one of his final public appearances during the Revolution Day ceremonies shortly before his death.
Death of Leonid Brezhnev
Death of Leonid Brezhnev
Death of Leonid Brezhnev
Dies near Moscow at age seventy-five after eighteen years as Soviet Communist Party leader.
General
Appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party
State Funeral of Leonid Brezhnev
Receives a state funeral in Moscow attended by Soviet officials and foreign leaders.
Other events (month unknown)
Afghanistan Withdrawal Contacts
Informal diplomatic contacts explore possible terms for a future Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Death of Varlam Shalamov
Death of Varlam Shalamov
Death of Vassili Chuikov
Death of Vassili Chuikov
Deputy Minister
Appointed Deputy Minister of the gas industry
First World Cup as Soviet First Choice
Dasayev establishes himself as the Soviet Union's primary goalkeeper at the 1982 World Cup, where the side reaches the second group stage.
Foundations Edge
Publication of "Foundations Edge"
Inflation
Starobinsky develops an inflationary model from corrections to general relativity
November 1916
Solzhenitsyn published November 1916, a volume of the historical cycle The Red Wheel.
President of Russia
Appointed President of Russia, 1st term, acting
Presidium
Appointed Member of Presidium of the Central Committee
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