1985 in the Soviet Union

← 1984 1983 1982 1985 in the Soviet Union → 1986 1987 1988
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 1985 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Incumbents

• General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: Mikhail Gorbachev
• Premier of the Soviet Union: Nikolai Tikhonov
• Chairman of the Russian SFSR: Vladimir Orlov

Events

April

• The Soviet Union begins to transfer the burden of fighting the mujahideen to the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

May

• May 9 - The 3rd total Victory Day Parade is held on Red Square in Moscow in the Soviet Union

November

• November 19 - Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan meet for the first time in Geneva.^[1]

Births

• April 25 - Vladimir Balyntec - Russian powerlifter
• November 28 - Evgeny Alekseev - Russian chess grandmaster

Deaths

• February 22 - Efrem Zimbalist - Russian-American violinist
• March 10 - Konstantin Chernenko - Soviet politician
• October 10 - Yul Brynner - Russian actor
• October 14 - Emil Gilels - Soviet pianist

References

1. "Reagan and Gorbachev: The Geneva Summit". Atomic Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2024.