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| Central Committee Ligachev, Egor Kuzmich |  |
| Moscow Appointed Member of the Central Committee |
| Central Committee Shevardnadze, Eduard | |
| Appointed Member of the Central Committee |
| Chairman Lensovet Zaikov, Lev Nikolaevich | |
| Moscow Appointed Chair of the Leningrad City Soviet Executive Committee |
| Congress of XXV Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| 24th Feb Moscow Says Russia will seek detente but not abandon the struggle against capitalism |
| Diplomacy Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| 24th Feb Moscow Says Russia will seek detente but not abandon the struggle against capitalism |
| 14th Mar Moscow Egypt abrogates the World for the year 1971">1971 Treaty of friendship & cooperation with Russia |
| Editor Afanasyev, Viktor Grigoryevich | |
| Moscow Appointed Editor-in-Chief of The Pravda |
| Emigration Amalrik Amalrik, Andrei | |
| The dissident Andrei Amalrik is allowed to emigrate |
| Emigration Bukovsky Bukovsky, Vladimir | |
| The dissident Vladimir Bukovsky is allowed to emigrate |
| First Secretary CPSU Yeltsin Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| Moscow Appointed First Secretary of his provincial organisation |
| Sverdlosk Appointed First Secretary of the Sverdlosk CPSU regional committee |
| Marshal Ustinov, Dmitry Fedorovich | |
| Appointed Marshal |
| Minister of Defense Ustinov, Dmitry Fedorovich | |
| Appointed Minister of Defense |
| Orbit Earth Aksyonov, Vladimir | |
| 23rd Sep Returns after orbiting the Earth in Soyuz 22 for 8 days |
| Orbit Earth Bykovsky, Valery | |
| 23rd Sep Returns after orbiting the Earth in Soyuz 22 for 8 days |
| Politburo Ustinov, Dmitry Fedorovich | |
| Moscow Appointed Member of the Politburo |
| Publication of Rasputin Rasputin, Valentin Grigorevich | |
| Publication of, "Farewell to Matyora" |
| Status Brezhnev Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| Moscow Brezhnev is hailed in the press as "vozhd", supreme leader, used for Lenin & Stalin |