Diplomatic Negotiations at Moscow
The US announces readiness to negotiate long term grain sales to Russia
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1983 in Russia
Explore 18 historical events and records for Russia in 1983.
Historical records for Russia in 1983
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April
September
Russians shoot down a South Korean civilian airliner
The Russians shoot down a South Korean civilian airliner
October
Venera 15 Radar Mapping
Venera 15 enters Venus orbit and begins high-resolution radar mapping of the planet's northern hemisphere.
Venera 16 Radar Mapping
Venera 16 joins Venera 15 in radar mapping northern Venus through its permanently opaque cloud cover.
November
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State
Conference of Geneva
Russia breaks off talks with the US on medium range missiles
Armament
Russia to increase sub missiles in response to US missiles in Europe
Bryukhanov Unit Four First Fuel Loading
Leads the plant as the first fuel assembly is loaded into the Unit 4 reactor during commissioning.
December
Bryukhanov Unit Four Turbine Seven Connection
Oversees station management when Turbine Generator 7 is connected to the grid during Unit 4 startup.
Bryukhanov Unit Four Turbine Eight Connection
Heads the plant when Turbine Generator 8 is connected to the grid, completing another stage of Unit 4 commissioning.
Other events (month unknown)
Central Committee
Appointed Full Member of Central Committee of the Communist Party
Chaotic Inflation
Linde proposes chaotic inflation, expanding the theoretical possibilities for the early Big Bang
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander of a nuclear submarine flotilla in the Pacific Fleet
Inspector
Appointed Inspector at the Party Central Committee Secretariat in Moscow
KGB (Committee for State Security)
1983-1984, studies at the KGB High School in Moscow
Marshal
Appointed Marshal of the Soviet Union
Secretary
Appointed Secretary of the Central Committee
Templeton Prize Address
Solzhenitsyn delivered an address examining spiritual and moral decline while accepting the Templeton Prize.
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