1958 in the Soviet Union

first artificial Earth satellite

Soviet artificial satellite that took the dog Laika to the space

Soviet research satellite

1958 novel by Chinghiz Aitmatov

period of Romania under the Russian occupation during and after World War II

diplomatic event between the Soviet Union and Albania

1958 Soviet-Finnish political crisis in which the USSR disliked the third Finnish government to be formed under Prime Minister Karl-August Fagerholm, withdrew its ambassador, and put pressure on the Finnish government to resign

research expedition

operetta by Dmitri Shostakovich, opus 105, premiered 1959

aviation accident

aviation accident

1958 shootdown of a USAF C-130A reconnaissance aircraft over Armenia

1957-59 Soviet mission to explore Antarctica

expedition to Antarctica