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1985 In The Soviet Union
The following lists events that happened during 1985 in the Soviet Union, 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 (politician), 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. 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. *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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches '' Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopens for the first time since Francisco Franco closed it in 1969. * February 5 – Australia cancels its involvem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 In Russia
Events from the year 1916 in Russia. Incumbents * Monarch – Nicholas II * Chairman of the Council of Ministers – ** until 2 February – Ivan Logginovich Goremykin ** 2 February-23 November – Boris Stürmer ** starting 23 November – Alexander Fyodorovich Trepov Events * * * * * * * Baranovichi Offensive * Battle of Kostiuchnówka * Battle of Bitlis * Brusilov Offensive * Battle of Erzincan * Erzurum Offensive * Battle of Kowel * Lake Naroch Offensive * Trebizond Campaign * Urkun Births * 17 January — Tatyana Karpova, actress (died 2018) * 29 January — Kyra Vayne, Russian-born British opera singer (died 2001) * 22 July — Irene Galitzine, Russian-Georgian fashion designer (died 2006) * 9 September — Ada Tschechowa, Russo-German actress (died 1966) * 21 September — Zinovy Gerdt, actor (died 1996) * 4 October — Vitaly Ginzburg, physicist (died 2009) * 19 October — Emil Gilels, pianist (died 1985) Deaths * February 9 – Anton Yeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iosif Shklovsky
Iosif Samuilovich Shklovsky (sometimes transliterated ''Josif, Josif, Shklovskii, Shklovskij''; ; 1 July 1916 – 3 March 1985) was a Soviet astronomer and astrophysicist. He is remembered for his work in theoretical astrophysics and other topics, as well as for his 1962 book on extraterrestrial life, the revised and expanded version of which was co-authored by American astronomer Carl Sagan in 1966 as ''Intelligent Life in the Universe''. He won the Lenin Prize in 1960 and the Bruce Medal in 1972. Asteroid 2849 Shklovskij and the crater Shklovsky (on the Martian moon Phobos) are named in his honor. He was a Corresponding Member of Soviet Academy of Sciences since 1966. Early life Shklovsky was born in Hlukhiv, a city in the Ukrainian part of the Russian Empire, into a poor Ukrainian Jewish family. After graduating from the seven-year secondary school, he worked as a foreman on building Baikal Amur Mainline. In 1933 Shklovsky entered the Physico-Mathematical Faculty of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigol Andresen
Nigol Andresen (pen name, Ormi Arp; 2 October 1899 Haljala Parish, Wierland County – 24 February 1985 Tartu) was an Estonian and Soviet Union, Soviet politician, writer, literary critic, and translator. He was a member of V Riigikogu. He carried out undeground communist activity in 1939 and 1940. In 1940 he was the minister of foreign affairs in the puppet government headed by Vares Government of Estonia, Johannes Vares' cabinet. He fell into disgrace during a purge of the Estonian Communist Party in 1949. Andresen's translations included an Estonian-language version of Karl Marx's ''Das Kapital''. However, it was removed from bookstores and libraries when it was deemed to not agree with the approved Soviet version of the work. References 1899 births 1985 deaths People from Haljala Parish Politicians from Lääne-Viru County People from Kreis Wierland Estonian Socialist Workers' Party politicians Communist Party of Estonia politicians Heads of state of the Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 In Russia
Events from the year 1899 in Russia. Incumbents * Monarch – Nicholas II Events * 1899 Russian student strike * Akyaka Railway Station * Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University * Pochvovedenie Births * January 14 – Georg Witt, film producer (d. 1973) * April 22 – Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born American writer (d. 1977) * April 24 – Oscar Zariski, mathematician (d. 1986) * May 31 – Leonid Leonov, novelist and playwright (d. 1994) * June 26 – Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918) * September 1 – Andrei Platonov, Soviet writer (d. 1951) * October 22 – Nikolay Bogolyubov (actor), Nikolay Bogolyubov, actor (d. 1980) * October 27 – Mikhail Zharov, actor and director (d. 1981) * October 29 – Akim Tamiroff, Armenian actor (d. 1972) * November 8 – Yitzhak Lamdan, Russian-born Israeli poet and columnist (d. 1954) Deaths * January 21 – Mikhail Annenkov, nobleman, author, military officer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Gromov (aviator)
Mikhail Mikhailovich Gromov (; – 22 January 1985) was a Russian and Soviet military aviator, test pilot, and Hero of the Soviet Union. Early life Gromov's father, Mikhail Konstantinovich Gromov, was of noble intelligentsia and served as military medic. His mother, Lyubov Ignatyevna Andreeva, was from peasant family and received training as an obstetrician. Gromov spent his childhood in Kaluga, Rzhev, Myza-Raevo (near Moscow). He graduated from Voskresensky Real School in Moscow, and went on to study at the IMTS from 1916 to 1917. In 1917, Gromov graduated from aviation theoretical courses at IMTS and started his army service. Career Institutional positions Upon graduation, Gromov served as a flight instructor and military pilot. In 1923, he won the Soviet championship in weightlifting. In 1925, he started working as a test pilot for the Air Force Research Institute testing the planes designed by Andrei Tupolev and Nikolai Polikarpov. From 1930 to 1941, Gromov then w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 In Russia
Events from the year 1904 in Russia. Incumbents * Monarch – Nicholas II * Chairman of the Committee of Ministers - Sergei Witte Events * * * * * * Battle of Chemulpo Bay * Battle of Liaoyang * Battle of Port Arthur * 1904 Moscow tornado * Russo-Japanese War * Siege of Port Arthur Births * 12 August, Alexei Romanov (dies 17 July 1918) Deaths * * * * - Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer. (b. 1860) * - Emanuel Schiffers, Russian chess player (b. 1850) * Maria A. Neidgardt, courtier (b. 1831 Events January–March * January 1 – William Lloyd Garrison begins publishing '' The Liberator'', an anti-slavery newspaper, in Boston, Massachusetts. * January 10 – Japanese department store, Takashimaya in Kyoto estab ...) References 1900s in the Russian Empire Years of the 20th century in the Russian Empire 1904 in Europe 1904 in Asia {{Russia-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Kokkinaki
Vladimir Konstantinovich Kokkinaki (; – 7 January 1985) was a test pilot in the Soviet Union, notable for setting twenty-two world records and serving as president of the ''Fédération Aéronautique Internationale''.Коккинаки Владимир Константинович Early life Kokkinaki was born in on into a family. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeny Alekseev (chess Player)
Evgeny Vladimirovich Alekseev (; born 28 November 1985) is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian champion in 2006. He competed in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 and the FIDE World Cup in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. Career He won the gold medal in chess at the 2001 Maccabiah Games. In 2006 Alekseev won the Russian Championship Superfinal after defeating Dmitry Jakovenko in a playoff match. By winning the 2007 Aeroflot Open in Moscow, Alekseev qualified for the 2007 Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting. In this latter event he shared the second place – behind World Champion Vladimir Kramnik – with Viswanathan Anand and Péter Lékó. In the same year, he played for the Russian team that won the gold medal in the European Team Chess Championship. In 2008 Alekseev won the 41st Biel Chess Festival after a playoff with Leinier Domínguez. In 2010 he played on board 2 for team "Russia 2" at the 39th Chess Olympiad, held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. His team finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin (, ; born 17September 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger and Captain (ice hockey), captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "the Great 8" (in reference to his jersey number) and "Ovi", Ovechkin has scored List of NHL players with 500 goals, the most career goals in NHL regular season history, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. Ovechkin began his professional career with HC Dynamo Moscow, Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague in 2001, playing there for four seasons. Ovechkin was selected by the Capitals List of first overall NHL draft picks, first overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2005–06 NHL season, 2005–06 season, Ovechkin captured the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year and finished third overall in league scoring. Ovechkin has won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the NHL's leading goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Balynetc
Vladimir Balynetc (born 25 April 1985) is a powerlifter from Russia. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he won a silver medal in the men's 48 kg powerlifting event, lifting . In November 2013, he served as one of the torch bearers in Yakutsk for the 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay The 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay was run from October 7, 2013, 123 days prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, until February 7, 2014, the day of the opening ceremony at Sochi. In Russia the relay traveled from Moscow to Sochi through 2, .... Awards * (2012) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Balynetc, Vladimir Paralympic silver medalists for Russia Powerlifters at the 2012 Summer Paralympics 1985 births Living people Russian powerlifters Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic powerlifters for Russia Paralympic medalists in powerlifting 21st-century Russian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
