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The following lists events that happened during 1979 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
The following lists events that happened during 1976 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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- Government of the Soviet Union > List
- "Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1964–1991)". elisa.net. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
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