1985 in the Soviet Union

none 1985 The following lists events that happened during 1985 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Incumbents General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: Konstantin Chernenko (until 10 march), Mikhail Gorbachev (starting 11 March) Premier of the Soviet Union: Nikolai Tikhonov Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR: Mikhail Yasnov (until 26 March), Vladimir Orlov (starting 26 March) Events February February 24 — 1985 Russian Supreme Soviet election February 28 — Konstantin Chernenko makes a rare and last appearance on TV.United Press International 1985-02-28 Wheezing, Tired Chernenko Appears on TV for 6 Minutes https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-28-mn-12712-story.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20231120151256/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-28-mn-12712-story.html November 20, 2023 2024-12-22 Los Angeles Times en-US March March 10 — At 15:00, Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko fell into a coma and died later that evening at 19:20, at age 73. March 11 — Mikhail Gorbachev succeeded Konstantin Chernenko as General Secretary.Associated Press 1985-03-11 Gorbachev New Soviet Leader : Youngest Chief in 60 Years; Reagan Won't Go to Funeral : 54-Year-Old Succeeds Chernenko, Dead at 73 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-11-mn-33963-story.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20211203045922/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-11-mn-33963-story.html December 3, 2021 2024-12-22 Los Angeles Times en-US March 13 — Konstantin Chernenko was honored with a state funeral and was buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis, he was the last person to be interred there. April The Soviet Union begins to transfer the burden of fighting the mujahideen to the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. May May 9 — The 3rd total Victory Day Parade is held on Red Square in Moscow in the Soviet Union.Schmemann Serge 1985-05-10 MOSCOW, MARKING 1945 VICTORY, GIVES WAR NEW PLACE IN HISTORY https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/10/world/moscow-marking-1945-victory-gives-war-new-place-in-history.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20171121103144/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/10/world/moscow-marking-1945-victory-gives-war-new-place-in-history.html November 21, 2017 2025-04-19 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 November November 19 — Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan meet for the first time in Geneva.https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/reagan-and-gorbachev-geneva-summit/ Reagan and Gorbachev: The Geneva Summit 24 November 2024 Atomic Heritage Foundation Births January 25 — Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer April 25 — Vladimir Balyntec, Russian powerlifter September 17 — Alexander Ovechkin, Russian ice hockey player November 28 — Evgeny Alekseev, Russian chess grandmaster Deaths January 7 — Vladimir Kokkinaki, test pilot (b. 1904) January 22 — Mikhail Gromov, military aviator and test pilot (b. 1899) February 24 — Nigol Andresen, politician, writer, literary critic and translator (b. 1899) March 3 — Iosif Shklovsky, astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1916) March 10 — Konstantin Chernenko, 6th Leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1911) March 17 — Nikolai Gusarov, 17th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia (b. 1905) April 19 Pavel Batov, senior Red Army general (b. 1897) Sergei Tokarev, ethnologist (b. 1899) May 22 — Aleksandr Babaev, Air Force fighter pilot (b. 1923) May 28 — Mamed Iskenderov, 6th Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (b. 1915) June 17 — Kirill Moskalenko, 2nd Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces (b. 1902) October 10 — Yul Brynner, Russian-born American actor (b. 1920) October 14 — Emil Gilels, pianist (b. 1916) November 5 — Arnold Chikobava, linguist and philologist (b. 1898) November 10 — Givi Javakhishvili, 11th Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (b. 1912) November 13 — Alexander Pokryshkin, fighter pilot (b. 1913) November 18 — Dmitry Ryabyshev, military commander of the 8th Mechanized Corps (b. 1894) November 26 — Sergei Gerasimov, film director and screenwriter (b. 1906) References 1985 1985 Category:1980s in the Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union