1949 in the Soviet Union

none June 2025 1949 The following lists events that happened during 1949 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Incumbents General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union — Joseph Stalin Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union — Nikolay Shvernik Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union — Joseph Stalin Events January January 25 — The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA or COMECON) is established by the Soviet Union and other communist nations. c. January 29 — Stalin and antisemitism: The Soviet media resume a savage propaganda campaign against "rootless cosmopolitans", a euphemism for Soviet Jews, accusing them of being pro-Western and antisocialist March March 25–28 — Operation Priboi May May 12 — Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts the Berlin Blockade July July 10 — 1949 Khait earthquake August August 29 — The atomic bomb RDS-1 is exploded in the first Soviet nuclear test September September 13 — The Soviet Union vetoes United Nations membership for Ceylon, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Jordan and Portugal October October 2 — The Soviet Union recognizes the People's Republic of China, proclaimed on the previous day November November 7 — Oil is discovered beneath the Caspian Sea, off the coast of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic December thumb|Stalin's 70th Birthday December 21 — Joseph Stalin's 70th Birthday is celebrated in Moscow December 25–31 — Khabarovsk War Crime Trials Births January 1 — Abdumalik Abdullajanov, 3rd Prime Minister of Tajikistan January 2 Gennady Novitsky, 5th Prime Minister of Belarus Nikolai Pankin, breaststroke swimmer and swimming coach (d. 2018) January 3 — Nikolai Paltsev, politician (d. 2021) January 29 — Evgeny Lovchev, footballer February 16 — Yevgeny Nazdratenko, 2nd Governor of Primorsky Krai February 25 — Viktor Klimenko, Olympic gymnast February 26 — Viktor Ulyanich, boxer (d. 2014) March 4 — Sergei Bagapsh, 2nd President of Abkhazia (d. 2011) March 8 — Natalia Kuchinskaya, Olympic gymnast March 17 — Pavel Palazhchenko, interpreter March 18 — Boris Grachevsky, film director (d. 2021) March 19 — Valery Leontiev, actor and singer April 7 — Valentina Matviyenko, 4th Chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia April 8 — Galust Sahakyan, 10th President of the National Assembly of Armenia (d. 2022) April 15 — Alla Pugacheva, singer and songwriter April 19 — Sergey Volkov, figure skater (d. 1990) April 21 — Vasily Guslyannikov, 1st Head of the Republic of Mordovia April 29 — Vasily Bochkaryov, 3rd Governor of Penza Oblast (d. 2016) May 2 — Aleksandr Kozlov, 3rd Governor of Oryol Oblast (d. 2021) May 15 — Nikolay Podgornov, 1st Governor of Vologda Oblast May 21 — Lyubov Polishchuk, actress (d. 2006) May 29 — Aleksandr Tsapin, 3rd Governor of Voronezh Oblast June 12 — Yuri Baturin, cosmonaut June 19 — Bolot Ayushiyev, 2nd Head of Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug June 20 — Vladimir Pechyony, 4th Governor of Magadan Oblast July 3 — Aleksandr Salnikov, basketball player (d. 2017) July 16 — Ishenbai Kadyrbekov, 4th Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Kyrgyzstan July 31 — Valeriu Maravschi, 1st Prime Minister of Moldova (d. 2020) August 1 — Kurmanbek Bakiyev, 2nd President of Kyrgyzstan August 3 — Valeri Vasiliev, hockey player (d. 2012) August 5 — Yury Morozov, 9th Prime Minister of South Ossetia August 6 — Nikolay Kovalyov, 3rd Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia (d. 2019) August 11 — Vladimir Vasilyev, 5th Head of the Republic of Dagestan August 23 — Mikhail Golovatov, intelligence officer (d. 2022) September 16 — Kabibulla Dzhakupov, 7th Chairman of the Mäjilis of Kazakhstan September 17 — Marat Ospanov, 1st Chairman of the Mäjilis of Kazakhstan (d. 2000) September 18 — Gennady Komnatov, cyclist (d. 1979) September 23 — Elena Guskova, historian October 2 — Alexander Aksinin, painter (d. 1985) October 20 — Valeriy Borzov, athlete October 28 — Volodymyr Onyshchenko, footballer November 1 — Alexander Pushnitsa, sambo practitioner (d. 2023) November 3 — Alexander Gradsky, singer (d. 2021) November 4 — Abdujalil Samadov, 4th Prime Minister of Tajikistan (d. 2004) November 11 — Vladimir Polevanov, 3rd Governor of Amur Oblast November 14 — Vladimir Torlopov, 2nd Head of the Komi Republic November 21 Elena Mikhailovskaya, female draughts player (d. 1995) Anatoliy Kuksov, footballer (d. 2022) November 23 — Viktor Poganovsky, Olympic equestrianOlympedia – Viktor Poganovsky https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12577 www.olympedia.org 6 June 2025 November 29 — Vazha Lortkipanidze, 2nd State Minister of Georgia December 11 — Boris Scherbakov, film and theater actor December 21 — Aleksandr Kharchikov, folk singer-songwriter (d. 2023) Deaths January 16 — Vasily Degtyaryov, firearms designer (b. 1880) February 20 — Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, poet and lyricist (b. 1898) April 7 — Mikhail Denisenko, general (b. 1899) May 18 — Nikolai Semashko, 1st People's Commissar of Health of the Soviet Union (b. 1874) May 24 — Alexey Shchusev, architect (b. 1873) May 30 — Igor Belkovich, astronomer (b. 1904) October 1 — Nykyta Budka, priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (b. 1877) October 14 — Roman Lysko, priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (b. 1914) October 17 — Fyodor Tolbukhin, military commander (b. 1894) November 11 — Ignatiy Stelletsky, archaeologist, historian and researcher (b. 1878) December 3 — Maria Ouspenskaya, actress and acting teacher (b. 1876) December 31 — Raimond Valgre, composer and musician (b. 1913) See also 1949 in fine arts of the Soviet Union List of Soviet films of 1949 References 1949 1949 Category:1940s in the Soviet Union Category:Years in the Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union