1957 in the Soviet Union
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The following lists events that happened during 1957 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Events
- 1957 Soviet nuclear tests
- Doctor Zhivago (novel) is published in Italy by Boris Pasternak after being rejected by Soviet censors.
May
- May - The Anti-Party Group attempts to overthrow Nikita Khruschev.
July
- 28 July - The 6th World Festival of Youth and Students is opened.[1]
September
- 26 September - Soviet submarine M-256 sinks after one of its diesel engines explodes.
- 29 September - Kyshtym disaster
October
- 4 October - Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, is launched.
November
- November - The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition arrives in Antarctica.
- 7 November - The dog Laika becomes the first animal to orbit the Earth when Sputnik 2 is launched.
Births
- 27 February - Viktor Markin, athlete
- 14 April - Mikhail Pletnev, pianist
- 4 October - Aleksandr Tkachyov, gymnast
- 3 December - Maxim Korobov, politician
Deaths
- 15 July - Vasily Maklakov, politician (born 1869)
References
- ↑ "Moscow marks 50 years since youth festival". Russia Today. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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