1 January 1984France gets its 1st delivery of Soviet natural gasMikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
France gets its 1st delivery of Soviet natural gas
Historical records for Russia in 1984, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
France gets its 1st delivery of Soviet natural gas
Russia issues a formal complaint against alleged US Treaty violations
Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State
Death of Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov, aged 69
Appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party
Russia & China sign a $1.2 billion trade agreement
Russia & China sign a $1.2 billion trade agreement
Margaret Thatcher meets Konstantin Chernenko. Calls for peaceful coexistence with the US
Death of Mikhail Sholokov
Passes papers to US diplomats which request his wife be given asylum in the US embassy
Chernenko & Mitterand clash over human rights during the discussion of Sakharov
Chernenko & Mitterand clash over human rights during the discussion of Sakharov
Chernenko & Mitterand clash publicly over human rights
Chernenko & Mitterand clash publicly over human rights
Chernenko & Mitterand clash over human rights during the discussion of Sakharov
1st woman to walk in space
Makes 1st public appearence for 7 weeks
Relieved of all duties
Reagan hosts a visit by Gromyko in the Oval office for more than 3 1/2 hrs
Stalins daughter returns to Russia after an absence of 17 yrs
Makes a conference speech supporting reform & introducing "perestroika" & "glasnost"
Vega 1 launches on a dual mission that will deploy a Venus lander and balloon before continuing to Halley's Comet.
The Gorbachevs visit Margaret Thatcher, Raisas 1st visit to western Europe
Visits Margaret Thatcher at her invitation as an up & coming leader
Vega 2 launches with a Venus atmospheric balloon and lander as part of the international Vega programme.
Resigns after Gorbachev announces unilateral defence cuts at the United Nations
Resigns after Gorbachev announces unilateral defence cuts at the United Nations
Threatens to go on hunger strike
The US mines Nicaragua to prevent El Salvador rebels receiving Cuban & Russian arms
Appointed Chief of the General Staff
Appointed Deputy Minister of Defence
Russian growth is %2.6, lowest since World War II. Oil and gas constituted eighteen percent of exports in 1972 and 54 percent by 1984
Putin is appointed a Major
Makes a positive impression on Thatcher, "A man I can do business with"
Mining of Nicaraguan waters is intended to disrupt arms movements linked to regional revolutionary forces.
Appointed President of Russia, 2nd term, acting
Continues service in the USSR Supreme Soviet while remaining Sverdlovsk regional party leader.
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