1958 in the Soviet Union
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See also: | Other events of 1958 History of the Soviet Union |
The following lists events that happened during 1958 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 (until 27 March), Nikita Khrushchev (starting 27 March)
Events[]
- 1958 Soviet nuclear tests
March[]
- 16 March – Soviet Union legislative election, 1958
May[]
- 15 May – Sputnik 3 is launched.[1]
August[]
- 23–27 August – 1958 Grozny riots[citation needed]
September[]
- 2 September – 1958 C-130 shootdown incident
Births[]
- 2 January – Vladimir Ovchinnikov, pianist
- 28 February – Natalya Estemirova, activist
Full date missing[]
- Olga Tsepilova, sociologist
See also[]
- 1958 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
- List of Soviet films of 1958
References[]
- ^ "NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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