1982 in the Soviet Union
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The following lists events that happened during 1982 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Incumbents
- Leonid Brezhnev (Until November 10)
- Yuri Andropov (Starting November 12)
- Leonid Brezhnev (Until November 10)
- Vasily Kuznetsov (Starting November 10) (acting)
Events
- March 17 — Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev declared his government's decision to freeze the deployment of medium range nuclear armaments in the European part of USSR.
- March 24 — A speech was delivered by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in Tashkent to normalize Sino-Soviet relations.[1]
- May 24 — Yuri Andropov, the chairman of the KGB is appointed to the Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- September 21 — Joint Soviet-Indian Declaration.[2]
- November 10 — Leonid Brezhnev, who led the Soviet Union for 18 years, dies at 75.[3]
- November 12 — Yuri Andropov was elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.[4]
- November 15 — The State Funeral of Leonid Brezhnev was held and he was buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.[5][6]
- December 1–5 — 1982 Prize of Moscow News.
Births
- June 9 — Mamuka Bakhtadze, 13th Prime Minister of Georgia
- June 28 — Irakli Garibashvili, 11th & 15th Prime Minister of Georgia
Deaths
- January 19 — Semyon Tsvigun, KGB officer (b. 1917)
- January 25 — Mikhail Suslov, Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (b. 1902)
- March 18 — Vasily Chuikov, military commander (b. 1900)
- April 4 — Jabbor Rasulov, 8th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajik SSR (b. 1913)
- April 12 — Vitaly Goryaev, painter, graphic illustrator and caricaturist (b. 1910)
- April 25 — Boris Andreyev, actor (b. 1915)
- May 12 — Aleksandr Borisov, stage and film actor, film director, screenwriter and singer (b. 1905)
- May 28 — Motiejus Šumauskas, 2nd Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR (b. 1905)
- June 11 — Anatoly Solonitsyn, actor (b. 1934)
- June 24 — Nikita Salogor, 2nd First Secretary of the Communist Party of Moldavia (b. 1901)
- July 29 — Vladimir Smirnov, foil and épée fencer (b. 1954)
- August 8 — Zinovie Serdiuk, 6th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Moldavia (b. 1903)
- September 21 — Ivan Bagramyan, military commander (b. 1897)
- November 10 — Leonid Brezhnev, 4th Leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1906)
- November 28 — Ivan Hrushetsky, 7th Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR (b. 1904)
See also
References
- ^ Freudenheim, Milt; Slavin, Barbara (1982-03-28). "The World in Summary; Siren Song Is Heard In Tashkent". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ "Joint Soviet-Indian Declaration (1982)". india.mid.ru. Archived from the original on 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ Burns, John F.; Times, Special To the New York (1982-11-12). "BREZHNEV DEAD AT 75, NO SUCCESSOR NAMED; REAGAN PLEDGES AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE TIES". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ Burns, John F.; Times, Special To the New York (1982-11-13). "ANDROPOV IS CHOSEN TO HEAD SOVIET PARTY; VOWS HE WILL CONTINUE; BREZHNEV POLICIES". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ Burns, John F.; Times, Special To the New York (1982-11-16). "BREZHNEV BURIED IN MOSCOW POMP". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ "News Summary; TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1982". The New York Times. 1982-11-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-12.