The following lists events that happened during
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
in the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Incumbents
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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:
Leonid Brezhnev (1964-1982)
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Premier of the Soviet Union:
Alexei Kosygin (1964–1980)
Events
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1979 Soviet economic reform
The 1979 Soviet economic reform, or "Improving planning and reinforcing the effects of the economic mechanism on raising the effectiveness in production and improving the quality of work", was an economic reform initiated by Alexei Kosygin, the C ...
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Soviet–Afghan War
Births
* 19 January –
Svetlana Khorkina, Russian artistic gymnast
* 26 January -
Artem Datsyshyn, Ukrainian ballet dancer (d. 2022)
* 1 February -
Mikhail Rudkovskiy, former Russian professional football player
* 30 July -
Denis Churkin, former Russian professional football player
See also
*
1979 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
The year 1979 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts.
Events
* Spring Exhibition of works by Leningrad artists was opened in the Leningrad Union of Artists.
* Exhibition of works by Yuri Nepr ...
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List of Soviet films of 1979
References
{{Year in Asia, 1979
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