1982 in the Soviet Union

← 1981 1980 1979 1982 in the Soviet Union → 1983 1984 1985
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	History of the Soviet Union List of years in the Soviet Union

The following lists events that happened during 1982 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics .

Incumbents

• General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union:

Leonid Brezhnev (Until November 10)

Yuri Andropov (Starting November 12)

• Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union:

Leonid Brezhnev (Until November 10)

Vasily Kuznetsov (Starting November 10) (acting)

• Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union:

Nikolai Tikhonov

Events

• March 17 — Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev declared his government's decision to freeze the deployment of medium range nuclear armaments in the European part of USSR.
• March 24 — A speech was delivered by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in Tashkent to normalize Sino-Soviet relations. ^[1]
• May 24 — Yuri Andropov, the chairman of the KGB is appointed to the Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
• September 21 — Joint Soviet-Indian Declaration. ^[2]
• November 10 — Leonid Brezhnev, who led the Soviet Union for 18 years, dies at 75. ^[3]
• November 12 — Yuri Andropov was elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. ^[4]
• November 15 — The State Funeral of Leonid Brezhnev was held and he was buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. ^{[5] [6]}
• December 1–5 — 1982 Prize of Moscow News.

Births

• June 9 — Mamuka Bakhtadze, 13th Prime Minister of Georgia
• June 28 — Irakli Garibashvili, 11th & 15th Prime Minister of Georgia

Deaths

• January 19 — Semyon Tsvigun, KGB officer (b. 1917)
• January 25 — Mikhail Suslov, Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (b. 1902)
• March 18 — Vasily Chuikov, military commander (b. 1900)
• April 4 — Jabbor Rasulov, 8th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajik SSR (b. 1913)
• April 12 — Vitaly Goryaev, painter, graphic illustrator and caricaturist (b. 1910)
• April 25 — Boris Andreyev, actor (b. 1915)
• May 12 — Aleksandr Borisov, stage and film actor, film director, screenwriter and singer (b. 1905)
• May 28 — Motiejus Šumauskas, 2nd Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR (b. 1905)
• June 11 — Anatoly Solonitsyn, actor (b. 1934)
• June 24 — Nikita Salogor, 2nd First Secretary of the Communist Party of Moldavia (b. 1901)
• July 29 — Vladimir Smirnov, foil and épée fencer (b. 1954)
• August 8 — Zinovie Serdiuk, 6th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Moldavia (b. 1903)
• September 21 — Ivan Bagramyan, military commander (b. 1897)
• November 10 — Leonid Brezhnev, 4th Leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1906)
• November 28 — Ivan Hrushetsky, 7th Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR (b. 1904)

References

1. Freudenheim, Milt; Slavin, Barbara (1982-03-28). "The World in Summary; Siren Song Is Heard In Tashkent". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-07-12.
2. "Joint Soviet-Indian Declaration (1982)". india.mid.ru. Archived from the original on 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
3. Burns, John F. (1982-11-12). "BREZHNEV DEAD AT 75, NO SUCCESSOR NAMED; REAGAN PLEDGES AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE TIES". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-07-12.
4. Burns, John F. (1982-11-13). "ANDROPOV IS CHOSEN TO HEAD SOVIET PARTY; VOWS HE WILL CONTINUE; BREZHNEV POLICIES". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-07-12.
5. Burns, John F. (1982-11-16). "BREZHNEV BURIED IN MOSCOW POMP". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-07-12.
6. "News Summary; TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1982". The New York Times. 1982-11-16. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-07-12.