1976 in the Soviet Union

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The following lists events that happened during 1976 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics .

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Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

September

October

November

December

Births

Deaths

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References

  1. Chubarov, Alexander (2003). Russia's Bitter Path to Modernity: A History of the Soviet and post-Soviet Eras. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 60. ISBN   978-0826413505.
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  3. "Soviet and Philippines Agree on Establishing Ties". The New York Times. AP. June 2, 1976. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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  5. Dennis Kavanagh (1998). "Andrei Grechko". A Dictionary of Political Biography. Oxford: OUP. p. 196. Archived from the original on 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2017-08-24.[ ISBN missing ]