1977 in the Soviet Union
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The following lists events that happened during 1977 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Incumbents
- Nikolai Podgorny (Until 16 June)
- Leonid Brezhnev (Starting 16 June)
Events
- January 8 — Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.[1]
- February 7 — The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 24 (Viktor Gorbatko, Yury Glazkov) to dock with the Salyut 5 space station.[2]
- March 4 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 that occur in neighbouring Romania had destroyed and damaged many buildings in Soviet Moldova.[3]
- June 16 — Leonid Brezhnev started his second term as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, replacing Nikolai Podgorny as Head of State.[4]
- July 10 — 1977 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 hijacking.[5][6]
- July 27 — The Politburo orders Boris Yeltsin, First Secretary of Sverdlovsk Oblast, to demolish the Ipatiev House, where Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family were shot in 1918.[7]
- August 17 — Arktika, a Soviet nuclear-powered icebreaker, became the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.[8]
- September 20 — The Petrozavodsk phenomenon is observed in the Soviet Union and some northern European countries.[9]
- October 7
- A new constitution which is known as the Brezhnev Constitution has been adopted, replacing the 1936 Constitution. Constitution Day moved from December 5 to October 7.[10][11]
- The Soviet National Anthem's lyrics are returned after a 24-year period, with Joseph Stalin's name omitted.[12]
- November 7 — The 60th anniversary of the October Revolution is celebrated.[13]
- A influenza pandemic was reported and the pandemic lasted until 1979.[14]
Births
- September 21 — Natalia Gavrilița, 15th Prime Minister of Moldova
Deaths
- March 24 — Maksim Saburov, 9th First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (b. 1900)
- July 6 — Sergei Kruglov, former Minister of Internal Affairs (b. 1907)
- July 12 — Bobodzhan Gafurov, 10th First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Tajik SSR (b. 1908)
- November 5 — Alexei Stakhanov, miner and Hero of Socialist Labour (b. 1906)
- December 5 — Aleksandr Vasilevsky, 7th Minister of Defence and Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1895)
References
- ^ Azvision, Xəbərlər, Son xəbərlər, Xeberler, Son xeberler (2018). "Armenian Terrorists in Moscow - VIDEO, PHOTOS". azvision.az. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Spaceflight mission report: Soyuz 24". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ "Earthquake struck Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria 30 years ago tomorrow". IPN. 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ Times, Christopher S. Wren Special to The New York (1977-06-17). "Brezhnev Is Made Soviet President, First Party Chief to Take the Title". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ "TWO RUSSIANS HIJACK JETLINER TO FINLAND". The New York Times. 1977-07-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ "Officials in Finland End Secrecy On Hijackers of Soviet Jetliner". The New York Times. 1977-07-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ Gilbert, Paul (2020-02-25). "How Yeltsin justified the demolition of the Ipatiev House". Nicholas II. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ "Security Check". www.prlib.ru. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ "The Petrozavodsk Phenomenon: A Celestial Mystery Seen Over 1977 Soviet Russia". IFLScience. 2025-07-24. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ "Security Check". www.prlib.ru. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ "December 12 — Constitution Day of Russia: history and traditions of the holiday". Известия. 2025-12-11. Archived from the original on 2026-01-24. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ "Anthem of the USSR (1977) | Seventeen Moments in Soviet History". soviethistory.msu.edu. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ Whitney, Craig R. (1977-11-08). "Soviet Marks Revolution Fete With a Major Parade". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ "1977 Russian Influenza - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2026-03-12.