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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent" style="width:270px; font-size:100%;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left; font-size:88%; background:#f3f3f3"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <p><span style="font-size:120%">←</span> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1938 in the Soviet Union">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1937 in the Soviet Union">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1936 in the Soviet Union">1936</a></li> <li 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class="summary" style="text-align:center; width:50%; font-size:125%; font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:110%"><a href="/wiki/AD_1939" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1939">1939</a></span><br /> in<br /> <span class="adr"><span class="country-name location"><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">the Soviet Union</a></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:right; font-size:88%; background:#f3f3f3"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"> <p><span style="font-size:120%">→</span> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1940 in the Soviet Union">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1941 in the Soviet Union">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1942 in the Soviet Union">1942</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">Decades:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1920s_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="Category:1920s in the Soviet Union">1920s</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Category:1930s_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="Category:1930s in the Soviet Union">1930s</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1940s_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="Category:1940s in the Soviet Union">1940s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1950s_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="Category:1950s in the Soviet Union">1950s</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">See also:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="History of the Soviet Union">History of the Soviet Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="List of years in the Soviet Union">List of years in the Soviet Union</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The following lists events that happened during <b><a href="/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Union of Soviet Socialist Republics</a></b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incumbents">Incumbents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Incumbents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union">General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union</a> – <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Stalin" title="Joseph Stalin">Joseph Stalin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Presidium_of_the_Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Soviet_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union">Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Kalinin" title="Mikhail Kalinin">Mikhail Kalinin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Council_of_People%27s_Commissars_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union">Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vyacheslav_Molotov" title="Vyacheslav Molotov">Vyacheslav Molotov</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 10–21 — <a href="/wiki/18th_Congress_of_the_All-Union_Communist_Party_(Bolsheviks)" title="18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)">18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)</a></li> <li>May 11 — September 16 – <a href="/wiki/Battles_of_Khalkhin_Gol" title="Battles of Khalkhin Gol">Battles of Khalkhin Gol</a></li> <li>August 19 — <a href="/wiki/German%E2%80%93Soviet_Credit_Agreement_(1939)" title="German–Soviet Credit Agreement (1939)">German–Soviet Credit Agreement (1939)</a></li> <li>August 23 — <a href="/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact" title="Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact">Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact</a></li> <li>September 17-October 6 — <a href="/wiki/Soviet_invasion_of_Poland" title="Soviet invasion of Poland">Soviet invasion of Poland</a></li> <li>September 28 — <a href="/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Estonian_Mutual_Assistance_Treaty" title="Soviet–Estonian Mutual Assistance Treaty">Soviet–Estonian Mutual Assistance Treaty</a>, also amendment to the <a href="/wiki/German%E2%80%93Soviet_Frontier_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="German–Soviet Frontier Treaty">German–Soviet Frontier Treaty</a></li> <li>October 5 — <a href="/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Latvian_Mutual_Assistance_Treaty" title="Soviet–Latvian Mutual Assistance Treaty">Soviet–Latvian Mutual Assistance Treaty</a></li> <li>October 10 — <a href="/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Mutual_Assistance_Treaty" title="Soviet–Lithuanian Mutual Assistance Treaty">Soviet–Lithuanian Mutual Assistance Treaty</a></li> <li>November 26 — <a href="/wiki/Shelling_of_Mainila" title="Shelling of Mainila">Shelling of Mainila</a></li> <li>November 30 — <a href="/wiki/Winter_War" title="Winter War">Winter War</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 4 — <a href="/wiki/Igor_Chislenko" title="Igor Chislenko">Igor Chislenko</a>, Soviet and Russian association football player (d. <a href="/wiki/1994_in_Russia" title="1994 in Russia">1994</a>)</li> <li>January 6 — <a href="/wiki/Valeriy_Lobanovskyi" title="Valeriy Lobanovskyi">Valeriy Lobanovskyi</a>, Soviet and Ukrainian football player and manager (d. <a href="/wiki/2002_in_Ukraine" title="2002 in Ukraine">2002</a>)</li> <li>January 22 — <a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Moiseyev" title="Mikhail Moiseyev">Mikhail Moiseyev</a>, military officer and politician (d. <a href="/wiki/2022_in_Russia" title="2022 in Russia">2022</a>)</li> <li>January 28 — <a href="/wiki/Viktor_Shustikov" title="Viktor Shustikov">Viktor Shustikov</a>, Russian footballer</li> <li>January 31 — <a href="/wiki/Aleksandr_Porokhovshchikov" title="Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov">Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov</a>, Russian actor and film director (d. <a href="/wiki/2012_in_Russia" title="2012 in Russia">2012</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 1 — <a href="/wiki/Ekaterina_Maximova" title="Ekaterina Maximova">Ekaterina Maximova</a>, Soviet and Russian ballerina (d. <a href="/wiki/2009_in_Russia" title="2009 in Russia">2009</a>)</li> <li>February 2 — <a href="/wiki/Valeri_Kravchenko" title="Valeri Kravchenko">Valeri Kravchenko</a>, volleyball player (d. <a href="/wiki/1996_in_Ukraine" title="1996 in Ukraine">1996</a>)</li> <li>February 6 — <a href="/wiki/Simon_Achikgyozyan" title="Simon Achikgyozyan">Simon Achikgyozyan</a>, Armenian military commander (d. <a href="/wiki/1991_in_the_Soviet_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 in the Soviet Union">1991</a>)</li> <li>February 15 — <a href="/wiki/Akbar_Mirzoyev" title="Akbar Mirzoyev">Akbar Mirzoyev</a>, 2nd <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tajikistan" title="Prime Minister of Tajikistan">Prime Minister of Tajikistan</a></li> <li>February 16 — <a href="/wiki/Nikolai_Sevryugin" title="Nikolai Sevryugin">Nikolai Sevryugin</a>, 1st <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tula_Oblast" title="Governor of Tula Oblast">Governor of Tula Oblast</a> (d. <a href="/wiki/2002_in_Russia" title="2002 in Russia">2002</a>)</li> <li>February 23 — <a href="/wiki/Anatoly_Dobryakov" title="Anatoly Dobryakov">Anatoly Dobryakov</a>, 1st <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Pskov_Oblast" title="Governor of Pskov Oblast">Governor of Pskov Oblast</a> (d. <a href="/wiki/2003_in_Russia" title="2003 in Russia">2003</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 8 — <a href="/wiki/Lidiya_Skoblikova" title="Lidiya Skoblikova">Lidiya Skoblikova</a>, Soviet and Russian speed skater and coach</li> <li>March 31 — <a href="/wiki/Zviad_Gamsakhurdia" title="Zviad Gamsakhurdia">Zviad Gamsakhurdia</a>, 1st <a href="/wiki/President_of_Georgia" title="President of Georgia">President of Georgia</a> (d. <a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_in_Georgia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 in Georgia (page does not exist)">1993</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 15 — <a href="/wiki/Omirbek_Baigeldi" title="Omirbek Baigeldi">Omirbek Baigeldi</a>, 1st <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Senate_of_Kazakhstan" title="Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan">Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan</a> (d. <a href="/wiki/2024_in_Kazakhstan" title="2024 in Kazakhstan">2024</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 2 — <a href="/wiki/Leonid_Kanevsky" title="Leonid Kanevsky">Leonid Kanevsky</a>, actor</li> <li>May 19 — <a href="/wiki/Kateryna_Boloshkevich" title="Kateryna Boloshkevich">Kateryna Boloshkevich</a>, Ukrainian weaver and statesperson (d. <a href="/wiki/2018_in_Ukraine" title="2018 in Ukraine">2018</a>)</li> <li>May 20 — <a href="/wiki/Roman_Kartsev" title="Roman Kartsev">Roman Kartsev</a>, Soviet and Russian actor (d. <a href="/wiki/2018_in_Russia" title="2018 in Russia">2018</a>)</li> <li>May 26 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Merab_Kostava" title="Merab Kostava">Merab Kostava</a>, Georgian dissident, musician and poet (d. <a href="/wiki/1989_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1989 in the Soviet Union">1989</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitaly_Galkov" title="Vitaly Galkov">Vitaly Galkov</a>, sprint canoer (d. <a href="/wiki/1998_in_Russia" title="1998 in Russia">1998</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>May 30 — <a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Kolesnikov_(politician)" title="Mikhail Kolesnikov (politician)">Mikhail Kolesnikov</a>, 2nd <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Russia)">Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces</a> (d. <a href="/wiki/2007_in_Russia" title="2007 in Russia">2007</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 20 — <a href="/wiki/Leonid_Gorbenko" title="Leonid Gorbenko">Leonid Gorbenko</a>, 2nd <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kaliningrad_Oblast" title="Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast">Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast</a> (d. <a href="/wiki/2010_in_Russia" title="2010 in Russia">2010</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 5 — <a href="/wiki/Pavel_Morozenko" title="Pavel Morozenko">Pavel Morozenko</a>, theatre and film actor (d. <a href="/wiki/1991_in_the_Soviet_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 in the Soviet Union">1991</a>)</li> <li>July 7 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elena_Obraztsova" title="Elena Obraztsova">Elena Obraztsova</a>, Soviet and Russian opera singer (d. <a href="/wiki/2015_in_Russia" title="2015 in Russia">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vladilen_Volkov" title="Vladilen Volkov">Vladilen Volkov</a>, 2nd <a href="/wiki/Head_of_the_Altai_Republic" title="Head of the Altai Republic">Head of the Altai Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>July 16 — <a href="/wiki/Konstantin_Kobets" title="Konstantin Kobets">Konstantin Kobets</a>, State Adviser for the RSFSR for Defence (d. <a href="/wiki/2012_in_Russia" title="2012 in Russia">2012</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 4 — <a href="/wiki/Oleg_Zaytsev" title="Oleg Zaytsev">Oleg Zaytsev</a>, ice hockey defenceman (d. <a href="/wiki/1993_in_Russia" title="1993 in Russia">1993</a>)</li> <li>August 5 — <a href="/wiki/Jumber_Patiashvili" title="Jumber Patiashvili">Jumber Patiashvili</a>, 14th <a href="/wiki/First_Secretary_of_the_Georgian_Communist_Party" title="First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party">First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party</a></li> <li>August 14 — <a href="/wiki/Vladislav_Tikhomirov" title="Vladislav Tikhomirov">Vladislav Tikhomirov</a>, 2nd <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Ivanovo_Oblast" title="Governor of Ivanovo Oblast">Governor of Ivanovo Oblast</a> (d. <a href="/wiki/2017_in_Russia" title="2017 in Russia">2017</a>)</li> <li>August 16 — <a href="/wiki/Valery_Ryumin" title="Valery Ryumin">Valery Ryumin</a>, Soviet cosmonaut (d. <a href="/wiki/2022_in_Russia" title="2022 in Russia">2022</a>)</li> <li>August 17 — <a href="/wiki/Valery_Gavrilin" title="Valery Gavrilin">Valery Gavrilin</a>, Soviet and Russian composer (d. <a href="/wiki/1999_in_Russia" title="1999 in Russia">1999</a>)</li> <li>August 28 — <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Ivashov" title="Vladimir Ivashov">Vladimir Ivashov</a>, Soviet and Russian actor (d. <a href="/wiki/1995_in_Russia" title="1995 in Russia">1995</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 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Council of Ministers of the Moldavian SSR</a></li> <li>September 13 — <a href="/wiki/Guntis_Ulmanis" title="Guntis Ulmanis">Guntis Ulmanis</a>, 5th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Latvia" title="President of Latvia">President of Latvia</a></li> <li>September 17 — <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Menshov" title="Vladimir Menshov">Vladimir Menshov</a>, actor and film director (d. <a href="/wiki/2021_in_Russia" title="2021 in Russia">2021</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 2 — <a href="/wiki/Yuri_Glazkov" title="Yuri Glazkov">Yuri Glazkov</a>, Soviet Air Force officer and cosmonaut (d. <a href="/wiki/2008_in_Russia" title="2008 in Russia">2008</a>)</li> <li>October 5 — <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Rusalov" title="Vladimir Rusalov">Vladimir Rusalov</a>, Russian psychologist and anthropologist (d. <a href="/wiki/2023_in_Russia" title="2023 in Russia">2023</a>)</li> <li>October 8 — <a href="/wiki/Elv%C4%ABra_Ozoli%C5%86a" title="Elvīra Ozoliņa">Elvīra Ozolina</a>, javelin thrower</li> <li>October 12 — <a href="/wiki/Yuri_Vasilyev" title="Yuri Vasilyev">Yuri Vasilyev</a>, Soviet and Russian stage and film actor (d. <a href="/wiki/1999_in_Russia" title="1999 in Russia">1999</a>)</li> <li>October 18 — <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Shabanov" title="Ivan Shabanov">Ivan Shabanov</a>, 4th <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Voronezh_Oblast" title="Governor of Voronezh Oblast">Governor of Voronezh Oblast</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 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Yegorov (soldier)">Alexander Yegorov</a>, army officer (b. <a href="/wiki/1883_in_Russia" title="1883 in Russia">1883</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>February 26 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stanislav_Kosior" class="mw-redirect" title="Stanislav Kosior">Stanislav Kosior</a>, politician (b. <a href="/wiki/1889_in_Russia" title="1889 in Russia">1889</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vlas_Chubar" title="Vlas Chubar">Vlas Chubar</a>, politician (b. <a href="/wiki/1891_in_Russia" title="1891 in Russia">1891</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pavel_Postyshev" title="Pavel Postyshev">Pavel Postyshev</a>, politician (b. <a href="/wiki/1887_in_Russia" title="1887 in Russia">1887</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Fedko" title="Ivan Fedko">Ivan Fedko</a>, army officer (b. <a href="/wiki/1897_in_Russia" title="1897 in Russia">1897</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levon_Mirzoyan" title="Levon Mirzoyan">Levon Mirzoyan</a>, politician (b. <a href="/wiki/1897_in_Russia" title="1897 in Russia">1897</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>February 27 — <a href="/wiki/Nadezhda_Krupskaya" title="Nadezhda Krupskaya">Nadezhda Krupskaya</a>, revolutionary and wife of <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Lenin" title="Vladimir Lenin">Vladimir Lenin</a> (b. <a href="/wiki/1869_in_Russia" title="1869 in Russia">1869</a>)</li> <li>March 3 — <a href="/wiki/Georgy_Bazilevich" title="Georgy Bazilevich">Georgy Bazilevich</a>, corps commander (b. <a href="/wiki/1889_in_Russia" title="1889 in Russia">1889</a>)</li> <li>March 7 — <a href="/wiki/Matvei_Berman" title="Matvei Berman">Matvei Berman</a>, security officer (b. <a href="/wiki/1898_in_Russia" title="1898 in Russia">1898</a>)</li> <li>March 10 — <a href="/wiki/Georgy_Bondar" title="Georgy Bondar">Georgy Bondar</a>, corps commander (b. <a href="/wiki/1893_in_Russia" title="1893 in Russia">1893</a>)</li> <li>April 1 — <a href="/wiki/Anton_Makarenko" title="Anton Makarenko">Anton Makarenko</a>, educator and writer (b. <a href="/wiki/1888_in_Russia" title="1888 in Russia">1888</a>)</li> <li>April 15 — <a href="/wiki/Konstantin_Petrovich_Grigorovich" title="Konstantin Petrovich Grigorovich">Konstantin Petrovich Grigorovich</a>, engineer and professor (b. <a href="/wiki/1886_in_Russia" title="1886 in Russia">1886</a>)</li> <li>May 11 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Polina_Osipenko" title="Polina Osipenko">Polina Osipenko</a>, military pilot (b. <a href="/wiki/1907_in_Russia" title="1907 in Russia">1907</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anatoly_Serov" title="Anatoly Serov">Anatoly Serov</a>, fighter pilot (b. <a href="/wiki/1910_in_Russia" title="1910 in Russia">1910</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>May 19 — <a href="/wiki/Karl_Radek" title="Karl Radek">Karl Radek</a>, politician (b. <a href="/wiki/1885_in_Russia" title="1885 in Russia">1885</a>)</li> <li>May 21 — <a href="/wiki/Grigori_Sokolnikov" class="mw-redirect" title="Grigori Sokolnikov">Grigori Sokolnikov</a>, economist and politician (b. <a href="/wiki/1888_in_Russia" title="1888 in Russia">1888</a>)</li> <li>July 29 — <a href="/wiki/Vilhelm_Knorin" title="Vilhelm Knorin">Vilhelm Knorin</a>, politician (b. <a href="/wiki/1890_in_Russia" title="1890 in Russia">1890</a>)</li> <li>September 11 — <a href="/wiki/Konstantin_Korovin" title="Konstantin Korovin">Konstantin Korovin</a>, painter (b. <a href="/wiki/1861_in_Russia" title="1861 in Russia">1861</a>)</li> <li>October 7 — <a href="/wiki/Boris_Shchukin" title="Boris Shchukin">Boris Shchukin</a>, actor (b. <a href="/wiki/1894_in_Russia" title="1894 in Russia">1894</a>)</li> <li>December 25 — <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Dmitriyevich_Borisov" title="Ivan Dmitriyevich Borisov">Ivan Dmitriyevich Borisov</a>, military pilot (b. <a href="/wiki/1913_in_Russia" title="1913 in Russia">1913</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="/wiki/1775_in_Russia" title="1775 in Russia">1775</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1776_in_Russia" title="1776 in Russia">1776</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1777_in_Russia" title="1777 in Russia">1777</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1778_in_Russia" title="1778 in Russia">1778</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1779_in_Russia" title="1779 in Russia">1779</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1780_in_Russia" title="1780 in Russia">1780</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1781_in_Russia" title="1781 in Russia">1781</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1782_in_Russia" title="1782 in Russia">1782</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1783_in_Russia" title="1783 in Russia">1783</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1784_in_Russia" title="1784 in Russia">1784</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1785_in_Russia" title="1785 in Russia">1785</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1786_in_Russia" title="1786 in Russia">1786</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1787_in_Russia" title="1787 in Russia">1787</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1788_in_Russia" title="1788 in Russia">1788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1789_in_Russia" title="1789 in Russia">1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790_in_Russia" title="1790 in Russia">1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_in_Russia" title="1791 in Russia">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_in_Russia" title="1792 in Russia">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_in_Russia" title="1793 in Russia">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_in_Russia" title="1794 in Russia">1794</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1795_in_Russia" title="1795 in Russia">1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_in_Russia" title="1796 in Russia">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1797_in_Russia" title="1797 in Russia">1797</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_in_Russia" title="1798 in Russia">1798</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1799_in_Russia" title="1799 in Russia">1799</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_in_Russia" title="1800 in Russia">1800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_in_Russia" title="1801 in Russia">1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_in_Russia" title="1802 in Russia">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1803_in_Russia" title="1803 in Russia">1803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_in_Russia" title="1804 in Russia">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1805_in_Russia" title="1805 in Russia">1805</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_in_Russia" title="1806 in Russia">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1807_in_Russia" title="1807 in Russia">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_in_Russia" title="1808 in Russia">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1809_in_Russia" title="1809 in Russia">1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_in_Russia" title="1810 in Russia">1810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1811_in_Russia" title="1811 in Russia">1811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_in_Russia" title="1812 in Russia">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_in_Russia" title="1813 in Russia">1813</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_in_Russia" title="1814 in Russia">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_in_Russia" title="1815 in Russia">1815</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1816_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1816 in Russia (page does not exist)">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1817_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1817 in Russia (page does not exist)">1817</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_in_Russia" title="1818 in Russia">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1819_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1819 in Russia (page does not exist)">1819</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1820_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1820 in Russia (page does not exist)">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1821_in_Russia" title="1821 in Russia">1821</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1822_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1822 in Russia (page does not exist)">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1823_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1823 in Russia (page does not exist)">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_in_Russia" title="1824 in Russia">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1825_in_Russia" title="1825 in Russia">1825</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1826_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1826 in Russia (page does not exist)">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1827_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1827 in Russia (page does not exist)">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_in_Russia" title="1828 in Russia">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_in_Russia" title="1829 in Russia">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_in_Russia" title="1830 in Russia">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_in_Russia" title="1831 in Russia">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1832_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1832 in Russia (page does not exist)">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1833_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1833 in Russia (page does not exist)">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_in_Russia" title="1834 in Russia">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1835_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1835 in Russia (page does not exist)">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1836_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1836 in Russia (page does not exist)">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_in_Russia" title="1837 in Russia">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1838_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1838 in Russia (page does not exist)">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1839_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1839 in Russia (page does not exist)">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_in_Russia" title="1840 in Russia">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1841_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1841 in Russia (page does not exist)">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1842_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1842 in Russia (page does not exist)">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_in_Russia" title="1843 in Russia">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_in_Russia" title="1844 in Russia">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_in_Russia" title="1845 in Russia">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_in_Russia" title="1846 in Russia">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1847_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1847 in Russia (page does not exist)">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_in_Russia" title="1848 in Russia">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_in_Russia" title="1849 in Russia">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1850_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1850 in Russia (page does not exist)">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_in_Russia" title="1851 in Russia">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_in_Russia" title="1852 in Russia">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_in_Russia" title="1853 in Russia">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_in_Russia" title="1854 in Russia">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_in_Russia" title="1855 in Russia">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_in_Russia" title="1856 in Russia">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_in_Russia" title="1857 in Russia">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_in_Russia" title="1858 in Russia">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_in_Russia" title="1859 in Russia">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_in_Russia" title="1860 in Russia">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_in_Russia" title="1861 in Russia">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_in_Russia" title="1862 in Russia">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_in_Russia" title="1863 in Russia">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_in_Russia" title="1864 in Russia">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_in_Russia" title="1865 in Russia">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_in_Russia" title="1866 in Russia">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_in_Russia" title="1867 in Russia">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_in_Russia" title="1868 in Russia">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_in_Russia" title="1869 in Russia">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_in_Russia" title="1870 in Russia">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1871_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1871 in Russia (page does not exist)">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_in_Russia" title="1872 in Russia">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1873_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1873 in Russia (page does not exist)">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_in_Russia" title="1874 in Russia">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_in_Russia" title="1875 in Russia">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_in_Russia" title="1876 in Russia">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_in_Russia" title="1877 in Russia">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_in_Russia" title="1878 in Russia">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_in_Russia" title="1879 in Russia">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_in_Russia" title="1880 in Russia">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_in_Russia" title="1881 in Russia">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_in_Russia" title="1882 in Russia">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_in_Russia" title="1883 in Russia">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_in_Russia" title="1884 in Russia">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_in_Russia" title="1885 in Russia">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_in_Russia" title="1886 in Russia">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_in_Russia" title="1887 in Russia">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_in_Russia" title="1888 in Russia">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_in_Russia" title="1889 in Russia">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_in_Russia" title="1890 in Russia">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_in_Russia" title="1891 in Russia">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_in_Russia" title="1892 in Russia">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_in_Russia" title="1893 in Russia">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_in_Russia" title="1894 in Russia">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_in_Russia" title="1895 in Russia">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_in_Russia" title="1896 in Russia">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_Russia" title="1897 in Russia">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_in_Russia" title="1898 in Russia">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_in_Russia" title="1899 in Russia">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_in_Russia" title="1900 in Russia">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_in_Russia" title="1901 in Russia">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_in_Russia" title="1902 in Russia">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_in_Russia" title="1903 in Russia">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_in_Russia" title="1904 in Russia">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_in_Russia" title="1905 in Russia">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_in_Russia" title="1906 in Russia">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_in_Russia" title="1907 in Russia">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_in_Russia" title="1908 in Russia">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_in_Russia" title="1909 in Russia">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_in_Russia" title="1910 in Russia">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_in_Russia" title="1911 in Russia">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_in_Russia" title="1912 in Russia">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_in_Russia" title="1913 in Russia">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_in_Russia" title="1914 in Russia">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_in_Russia" title="1915 in Russia">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_in_Russia" title="1916 in Russia">1916</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Revolution and Civil War</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1917_in_Russia" title="1917 in Russia">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_in_Russia" title="1918 in Russia">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_in_Russia" title="1919 in Russia">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_in_Russia" title="1920 in Russia">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_in_Russia" title="1921 in Russia">1921</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soviet Union</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1922_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1922 in the Soviet Union">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1923 in the Soviet Union">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1924 in the Soviet Union">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1925 in the Soviet Union">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1926 in the Soviet Union">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1927 in the Soviet Union">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1928 in the Soviet Union">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1929 in the Soviet Union">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1930 in the Soviet Union">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1931 in the Soviet Union">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1932 in the Soviet Union">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1933 in the Soviet Union">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1934 in the Soviet Union">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1935 in the Soviet Union">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1936 in the Soviet Union">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1937 in the Soviet Union">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1938 in the Soviet Union">1938</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1940 in the Soviet Union">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1941 in the Soviet Union">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1942 in the Soviet Union">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1943 in the Soviet Union">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1944 in the Soviet Union">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1945 in the Soviet Union">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1946 in the Soviet Union">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1947 in the Soviet Union">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1948 in the Soviet Union">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1949 in the Soviet Union">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1950 in the Soviet Union">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1951 in the Soviet Union">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1952 in the Soviet Union">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1953 in the Soviet Union">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1954 in the Soviet Union">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1955 in the Soviet Union">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1956 in the Soviet Union">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1957 in the Soviet Union">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1958 in the Soviet Union">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1959 in the Soviet Union">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_the_Soviet_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 in the Soviet Union">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1961 in the Soviet Union">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1962 in the Soviet Union">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1963 in the Soviet Union">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1964 in the Soviet Union">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1965 in the Soviet Union">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1966 in the Soviet Union">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1969 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1970 in the Soviet Union">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1971 in the Soviet Union">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1972 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1976 in the Soviet Union">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1978 in the Soviet Union">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1979 in the Soviet Union">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1980 in the Soviet Union">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_the_Soviet_Union" title="1981 in the Soviet Union">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_in_the_Soviet_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983 in the Soviet Union (page does not exist)">1983</a></li> <li><a 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