1957 in the Soviet Union
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See also: | Other events of 1957 History of the Soviet Union |
The following lists events that happened during 1957 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Incumbents[]
- First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union – Nikita Khrushchev
- Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union – Kliment Voroshilov
- Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union – Nikolai Bulganin
Events[]
- 1957 Soviet nuclear tests
- Doctor Zhivago (novel) is published in Italy by Boris Pasternak after being rejected by Soviet censors.
May[]
- May – The Anti-Party Group attempts to overthrow Nikita Khrushchev.
July[]
- 28 July – The 6th World Festival of Youth and Students is opened.[1]
September[]
- 26 September – Soviet submarine M-256 sinks after one of its diesel engines explodes.
- 29 September – Kyshtym disaster
October[]
- 4 October – Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, is launched.
November[]
- November – The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition arrives in Antarctica.
- 7 November – The dog Laika becomes the first animal to orbit the Earth when Sputnik 2 is launched.
Births[]
- 27 February – Viktor Markin, athlete
- 14 April – Mikhail Pletnev, pianist
- 4 October – Aleksandr Tkachyov, gymnast
- 3 December – Maxim Korobov, politician
Deaths[]
- 9 July - Alexander Fyodorovich Gedike, composer (born 1877)
- 15 July – Vasily Maklakov, politician (born 1869)
See also[]
- 1957 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
- List of Soviet films of 1957
References[]
- ^ "Moscow marks 50 years since youth festival". Russia Today. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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