Everyday Life in the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev Era (1964–1982)

1. Brezhnev becomes CPSU First Secretary

   Oct 14, 1964Labels: Leonid Brezhnev, CPSU Central

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

2. Kosygin reform endorsed by CPSU Central Committee

   Sep 1, 1965Labels: Aleksei Kosygin, CPSU Central

   • Wikipedia
   • Sept 1965

3. Five-day workweek transition launched by decree

   Mar 1, 1967Labels: Five-day workweek, Soviet Decree

   • Monthly Labor
   • TIME

4. Decree targets higher-quality housing construction

   Jan 1, 1969Labels: Housing Decree, Council of

   • Housing USSR
   • Khrushchevka

5. USSR issues new Passport System Statute

   Aug 28, 1974Labels: Passport System, propiska

   • Passport system

6. Helsinki Final Act signed in Helsinki

   Aug 1, 1975Labels: Helsinki Final, OSCE Process

   • Britannica

7. Brezhnev Constitution adopted by Supreme Soviet

   Oct 7, 1977Labels: 1977 Constitution, Supreme Soviet

   • 1977 Const
   • Britannica

8. USSR invades Afghanistan

   Dec 24, 1979Labels: Soviet Afghan, USSR Armed

   • Britannica
   • HISTORY

9. Moscow hosts the 1980 Summer Olympics

   Jul 19, 1980Labels: 1980 Moscow, Moscow

   • Britannica
   • Olympics

10. Major consumer price increases announced

    Sep 15, 1981Labels: Price Increases, Consumer Goods

    • WashPost

11. Central Committee plenum presents Food Programme

    May 24, 1982Labels: USSR Food, Central Committee

    • Food Programme
    • UPI

12. Brezhnev dies; era’s endpoint

    Nov 10, 1982Labels: Leonid Brezhnev, Leadership Succession

    • Britannica
    • Wikipedia